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Dou

American  
[dou] / daʊ /
Or Douw,

noun

  1. Gerard 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.


Dou British  
/ dɔu, daʊ /

noun

  1. Gerard (ˈxeːrɑrt). 1613–75, Dutch portrait and genre painter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Baidu’s executive vice president Shen Dou said the company aims to provide “powerful and low-cost computing power” to help enterprises adopt AI capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2025

Dou was recently named as one of the American Institute of Chemical Engineer's 35 Under 35.

From Science Daily Nov. 17, 2023

Dou was the first to reach that mark before a double-bogey on No. 8 when his second shot went out of bounds over the green.

From Seattle Times May 14, 2023

He started the final round at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney in a tie for fourth, two shots behind the leading trio of Eckroat, Ryan Palmer and Zecheng Dou.

From BBC May 14, 2023

This life is painted in every class of society and under every circumstance; evening-parties, dances, orgies, games, holidays, all are represented, and thus Ter Borch, Metsu, Netscher, Dou, Mieris, Steen, Brouwer, and Ostade became famous.

From Holland, v. 1 (of 2) by Helen Zimmern

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