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Melanie

American  
[mel-uh-nee] / ˈmɛl ə ni /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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As such, it doesn’t need to respond to market mood swings such as those prompted by worries over AI-led disruption, Chief Executive Melanie Perkins said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Rev Melanie Prince, from the diocese of St Davids, said she had been speaking recently to members of the Anglican Church in Nigeria, about how they could help Christians in that part of the world.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“It may vary a little bit, state by state, but we are largely seeing a lot of the same chemicals being targeted,” says Melanie Benesh, EWG’s Vice President for Government Affairs.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

But Melanie Ferguson, a content creator behind the Southern Crush at Home platform, suggests other affordable ways to garner or fashion a basket on the cheap.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Melanie didn’t know about the letter, but she knew something was wrong, and she was worried.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder