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  • proper noun A male given name, a modern variant of Ryan used in Ireland.

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Examples

  • I am a lot more excited to see Adrian Brody in Rian Johnson's upcoming follow up to "Brick", "The Brother's Bloom".

    First Look: Adrien Brody in Dario Argento's Giallo « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • He went 4-for-4 for 81 yards and directed a drive at the end of the second quarter that resulted in Rian Lindell's 21-yard field goal that put the Bills ahead 10-7.

    USATODAY.com - Football - Buffalo vs. Detroit 2006

  • Rian is a big, physical tackler with a relentless motor.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • Next is Neena Trinity's pod the Rian, which is used as a surveillance machine for Wang Liu Mei and apparently employs a stealth field just like her old Gundam Throne Drei.

    AnimeBlogger.net Antenna 2008

  • O'Rian's freckled face took on another pained expression.

    Tek Kill Shatner, William 1996

  • We'll be relying on C.J. Spiller to get us good field position as our not-so-secret weapon on kick returns (touchdown would be borderline amazing) and Rian Lindell will probably be called on to hit some long FGs in our fight for points.

    Alyssa Jung: Bills at Ravens Won't Be Great Alyssa Jung 2010

  • We'll be relying on C.J. Spiller to get us good field position as our not-so-secret weapon on kick returns (touchdown would be borderline amazing) and Rian Lindell will probably be called on to hit some long FGs in our fight for points.

    Alyssa Jung: Bills at Ravens Won't Be Great Alyssa Jung 2010

  • Anyway, later on, we watched Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom (2008).

    "Leave a light on in the night for me..." greygirlbeast 2009

  • Dian and her finance Rian came to get pre wedding pictures taken at this trendy location.

    Car-Free Sundays Give Glimpse of Jakarta's Potential 2011

  • 'Brick' 2005 Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Brendan, a teenage detective in Rian Johnson's clever parody of film noir that's set in a contemporary California high school.

    'Bridesmaids' Catches the Bouquet Joe Morgenstern 2011

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