Boers

1. Dutch settlers in South Africa, also known as Afrikaners. The Boers were repeatedly driven further inland by British settlers; the British finally defeated them in the Boer War of 1899–1902. Boer is Dutch for “farmer.”

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Afrikaners are also known as Boers, which actually means farmer, and the group is still closely associated with farming.

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Police spokeswoman Mirjam Boers said the truck driver, a Spanish man, is suspected of causing the accident that happened Saturday evening.

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Boers said the driver was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.

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"When it will be observable, it would likely be too late to stop it," Boers said in a statement.

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Mathematician Niklas Boers, who contributed to the new paper, compared it to someone leaning back in a chair.

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