Gideon
Americannoun
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Also called Jerubbaal. (in the Bible) a judge of ancient Israel and conqueror of the Midianites.
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a member of the Gideons International, a society founded in 1899 to place Bibles in hotel rooms.
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a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “great destroyer.”
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The Financial Times’ Gideon Rachman has pointed out that China still has a monopoly on rare earth minerals, which they used to great advantage during the recent tariff war.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
"Astrobiology is fundamentally a forensic science," said Gideon Yoffe, postdoctoral researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and first author of the study.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
She received the peer-decided Gideon Award as felony attorney of the year in 2025, her bio states.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said his country was seeking "peace and normalisation" with Lebanon.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
I’d heard Yao and Gideon talk about becoming boat masters themselves one day.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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