Davos
/ (ˈdævɒs) /
a mountain resort in Switzerland: winter sports, site of the Parsenn ski run. Pop: 11 417 (2000). Height: about 1560 m (5118 ft): Romansch name: Tarau
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How to use Davos in a sentence
Andrew still plans to fly to Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum on January 21, representing the British government.
“This is a time bomb which preoccupies us most,” he told a panel at Davos.
As sometime Davos attendee Bill Clinton once said, “Explanation is eloquence.”
Obama Wants to Fight Income Inequality…With More Free Trade? | Lloyd Green | January 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI moderated a Davos panel with several Arab officials, including Egyptian Minister of Finance Ahmed Galal.
Income Inequality Was Quickly Forgotten at Davos | Christopher Dickey | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe conventional wisdom around Davos is that they are, if not the has-beens, then at least the disappointment of the decade.
For God's sake write and persuade him to go to Davos at once—and picture the delights of a pretty and devoted nurse.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton"I had no idea Davos was so gay," said Mrs. Avory, raising her light gentle eyes to the young man's face.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresSometimes holiday-makers and sport-lovers came up to Davos for a fortnight or a month, especially in the winter.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresIt was one of those mornings at Davos which seemed made out of fragrance and crystal.
The Dark Tower | Phyllis BottomeWinn had a feeling that he ought to keep away from her, but Davos was an inconvenient place for keeping away.
The Dark Tower | Phyllis Bottome
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