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Barnett

American  
[bahr-net] / bɑrˈnɛt /

noun

  1. a first name.


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“Previously, the Americans leaving were super-adventurous and well-credentialed,” said Expatsi founder Jen Barnett, a 54-year-old Alabama native who moved to Yucatán, Mexico, in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Mater Dei 82, El Dorado 72: Luke Barnett led the way with five threes and 26 points and Zain Majeed added 25 points to advance the Monarchs into the Division 2 semifinals.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

It currently takes some companies about 25 days to drill a well in a deep, promising Permian formation known as the Barnett Shale, compared with about five to seven days in shallower rock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Dani Barnett in Guernsey said she felt like she "didn't have anyone to talk to", at a time when she "didn't know what was going on in her own body".

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Like Barnett, Ida B. Wells started out with optimism for a bright future.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield