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Steve

American  
[steev] / stiv /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Steven or Stephen.


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Hulu’s British comedy starring Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement puts the titular best friends at odds when Alice’s 26-year-old daughter begins dating the much older Steve.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In the race to replace Gavin Newsom as governor, an initially messy field tightened into a three-way race between Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer and Republican Steve Hilton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Steve Bower: Switzerland have a record of getting to finals and giving young players the stage to make a name for themselves - at past tournaments it was Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

This fight goes back to lawsuits between the city and stadium-linked businesses, including those tied to Stan Kroenke’s SoFi Stadium as well as Steve Ballmer’s Intuit Dome and Kia Forum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The last man out was Steve Druskin, and among Druskin’s last acts was to figure out what to do about Michael Burry’s credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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