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Kissinger

American  
[kis-uhn-jer] / ˈkɪs ən dʒər /

noun

  1. Henry Alfred, 1923–2023, U.S. statesman, born in Germany: U.S. secretary of state 1973–77; Nobel Peace Prize 1973.


Kissinger British  
/ ˈkɪsɪndʒə /

noun

  1. Henry ( Alfred ). born 1923, US academic and diplomat, born in Germany; assistant to President Nixon for national security affairs (1969–75); Secretary of State (1973–77): shared the Nobel peace prize 1973

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The project took Silicon Valley by storm in the early 2010s, as young entrepreneur Holmes drew investors -- including Henry Kissinger, Carlos Slim and Rupert Murdoch -- to her project.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Within a decade she was “Gloria-Steinem-the-antiwar-gorgeous- bachelor girl who was pictured with Henry Kissinger in Time and Life…,” according to a breathless 1970 account in the Los Angeles Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

“That tells you a lot about Nancy,” her stepson, David Kissinger, said of the incident.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Kissinger’s survivors include her stepchildren Elizabeth Vandermark and David Kissinger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Power is the greatest aphrodisiac,” Kissinger famously said, and it must have been true: because Chapter Eleven was glued to the set night after night, following the machinations of diplomacy.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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