Boucher

American

[boo-shey] / buˈʃeɪ /

noun

François 1703–70, French painter.

Boucher British

/ buʃe /

noun

François (frɑ̃swa). 1703–70, French rococo artist, noted for his delicate ornamental paintings of pastoral scenes and mythological subjects

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ABN AMRO's Boucher said it is important to watch for companies passing on higher costs to clients.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

"We needed to become a winning machine," explains the team's bullish coach, Shukri Conrad, who inherited a side in disarray after Mark Boucher resigned from the role in late 2022.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

For transformers of all sizes, sourcing additional materials such as grain-oriented electrical steel and high-purity, insulated copper wire is difficult, as is increasing factory output and hiring, said Benjamin Boucher, senior analyst at Wood Mackenzie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

“Transformers require very technical labor, but we just don’t have enough of that these days,” Boucher said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Jacques-Louis David and François Boucher: I couldn’t say them but I could spell them.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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