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Vincent

American  
[vin-suhnt] / ˈvɪn sənt /

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. 304, Spanish martyr: patron saint of winegrowers.

  2. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “conquering.”


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Anchored on a near-orchestral soundstage, its 20 tracks ricochet from in-your-face punk dissonance to majestic broken-heart dirges, a lovely duet with St. Vincent, rootsy folk interludes and farfisa-rich lounge.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“That’s the spring war premium unwinding,” Vincent Ahn, president and portfolio manager at SLW Investments, said on Friday, referring to the move lower in 2-year yields.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

In a group game four years ago Elfath shook the hand of Vincent Aboubakar before sending off the Cameroon striker for taking his shirt off while celebrating the winner against Brazil.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Senior author Stephen Strittmatter, MD, PhD, Vincent Coates Professor of Neurology and chair of the Department of Neuroscience at YSM, says the findings could lead to more effective ways to combat Parkinson's disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

“Maybe the priest, as payback for all those St. Vincent de Paul charity trips you’ve made?”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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