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Emil

American  
[ey-muhl, ee-muhl, ey-meel] / ˈeɪ məl, ˈi məl, ˈeɪ mil /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.


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The AI developer had been in negotiations with the Department of Defense but on Thursday, Under Secretary of Defense Emil Michael said talks were off.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Emil Michael, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, last week called Amodei a liar for mischaracterizing the Pentagon’s offer and accused him of trying to play God.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Emil Michael, the undersecretary of war, wrote on X Thursday that he agreed mass surveillance was unlawful, and the Department of Defense “would never do it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

He led a Norwegian sweep of the medals ahead of Martin Nyenget and Emil Iversen.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

That had been three years ago, and Marco and Emil had worked for Zeitoun consistently since then.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers