Loos

American

[loos] / lus /

noun

Adolf 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
Anita, 1893–1981, U.S. writer.

Loos British

/ luːs /

noun

Adolf (ˈadolf). 1870–1933, Austrian architect: a pioneer of modern architecture, noted for his plain austere style in such buildings as Steiner House, Vienna (1910)

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Prof Loos said the genetic effect, while modest, "is similar to other factors - and not trivial".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Loos, a professor at the University of Copenhagen’s Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, wrote in an accompanying commentary in Nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Seattle installed Portland Loos in Rainier Beach and Ballard before the pandemic.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

At the time, Loos was employed as the athlete's personal assistant.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2023

French forces attacked in the Champagne region, while the British stormed German defenses in the mining area around the town of Loos.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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