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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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“If ‘building a production facility’ qualifies for tariff exemptions, companies like WuXi AppTec, WuXi Bio, and BeOne Medicines may benefit,” analysts Carol Dou and Sunny Chen say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Dou said the Purdue method creates layered perovskite nanowires with exceptionally well-defined and flexible cavities that exhibit a wide range of unusual optical properties beyond conventional perovskites.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

But he could not keep up the pace, carding a six-under 65 to finish in a tie for fifth alongside England's Tyrrell Hatton and China's Dou.

From BBC • May 14, 2023

China’s Marty Dou, playing on his home course and also seeking his first tour win, shot 67 to finish 20 under.

From Washington Times • May 14, 2023

Among the scholars of Gerard Dou, Frans van Mieris, born at Leyden 1635, died 1681, takes the first place.

From Six Centuries of Painting by Davies, Randall

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