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Jeff

[jef]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Jeffrey.



jeff

/ ɛ /

verb

  1. to downsize or close down (an organization)

  2. to reduce (staff numbers) or dismiss (an employee)

  3. to spoil or destroy ruthlessly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeff1

C20: named after Jeff Kennett, former premier of the state of Victoria, Australia
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Example Sentences

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“Ken Flores was exactly the kind of authentic comedic voice we sought to champion through our ‘LOL Live’ series,” said Jeff Clanagan, president and chief distribution officer of Hartbeat, Hart’s entertainment company, which produced the program.

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For ethicist Jeff Sebo, author of “The Moral Circle: Who Matters, Matters, and Why,” even the possibility that AI systems with sentient features will emerge in the near future is reason to engage in serious planning for a coming era in which AI welfare is a reality.

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By Jeff Weiss MCD: 400 pages, $19 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

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In his new book, “Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly” — a mix of fact and fiction — music writer and L.A. native Jeff Weiss brings us back to the last gasp of the celebrity gossip-mongering machine of the early aughts.

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin space company promises similar savings for its proposed New Glenn rocket.

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