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Becker

American  
[bek-er] / ˈbɛk ər /

noun

  1. Carl Lotus 1873–1945, U.S. historian.

  2. George Ferdinand, 1847–1919, U.S. scientist and mathematician.

  3. Howard Paul, 1899–1960, U.S. sociologist.


Becker British  
/ ˈbɛkə /

noun

  1. Boris (ˈbɒrɪs). born 1967, German tennis player: Wimbledon champion 1985, 1986, and 1989: the youngest man ever to win Wimbledon

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They haven’t been able to fool the detection systems yet, but they are getting closer, says Brian Becker, a director of product at Cloudflare.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

"For the first time, we have shown that neutrophils play a massive, active role in successfully repairing a spinal cord," says Prof. Thomas Becker, who led the study.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

Brent Becker, testified he saw interviewed Knight about the beating in the MGM Grand lobby, and Knight said he basically “didn’t know anything.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Iraola will meet Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Alisson Becker and new signing Victor Munoz over the coming days at the AXA Training Centre.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

But Inspector Becker shakes their hands and assures them they did the right thing.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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