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Shaun

American  
[shawn] / ʃɔn /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of John.


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Former City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips said: "You don't replace Silva, he is in many ways irreplaceable. He doesn't have a position, he is everywhere."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

In 2023 he cold-emailed Shaun Maguire, an investor at Sequoia, about his startup idea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Among those rooting for him this past week were Palihapitiya, the founder of venture-capital firm Social Capital, and Shaun Maguire, a partner at the VC firm Sequoia Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Some players, including Ronnie O'Sullivan and Iran's Hossein Vafaei, have criticised the venue for being too small but 2005 champion Shaun Murphy called it "holy ground" for competitors.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

About twenty minutes before we had to pack up and return to school, Shaun shouted out to Frank, “Are we going to have a quick game? We need to have a rematch from last week.”

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge