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de Haas

American  
[duh hahz] / də ˈhɑz /

noun

  1. Jacob, 1872–1937, English Zionist leader, in U.S. after 1902.


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More than a century ago, Albert Einstein and Wander Johannes de Haas demonstrated that changing the magnetization of a material could physically cause it to rotate.

From Science Daily May 24, 2026

“Jetten had the Obama factor,” de Haas said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 9, 2025

Onto the Amph stage she brought a bevy of actor-singers — Jose Llana, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Darius de Haas among them — and accompanied them on tunes from her own songbook.

From Washington Post Aug. 4, 2021

United States lock Greg Peterson on failing to see teammate Ruben de Haas in support and squandering a try against France.

From Seattle Times Nov. 3, 2019

Of course portraits, being painted on commission, are not generally available for exhibition, but Mrs. de Haas has a few specimens of her work which warrant all that has been said in their praise.

From Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement

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