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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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More than 500 flights have already been cancelled in France alone, du Boucher added, with up to 20 million passengers likely to be affected by disruption in Germany over the summer holiday period.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

"That's equivalent to what 14,000 passengers would have consumed flying between Paris and Athens," the group's head of aviation, Jerome du Boucher, told AFP Thursday.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It takes in the Boucher Road, before going west onto the Falls Road.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

"We sort of feel the ground shifting under our feet a little bit these days," Boucher told the BBC.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

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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