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Dvořák

American  
[dvawr-zhahk, -zhak, dvaw-rzhahk] / ˈdvɔr ʒɑk, -ʒæk, ˈdvɔ rʒɑk /

noun

  1. Antonín 1841–1904, Czech composer.


Dvořák British  
/ ˈdvɔrʒaːk, ˈdvɔːʒæk /

noun

  1. Antonín (ˈantɔnjiːn), known as Anton Dvořák. 1841–1904, Czech composer, much of whose work reflects the influence of folk music. His best-known work is the Symphony No. 9 From the New World (1893)

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In 1986, an article in the New Journal of Medicine by Dr. Harold Dvorak suggested that cancer behaves very much like a wound that never heals.

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

Dvorak and McQueen were in junior high in February 1976 when they disappeared while walking together in downtown Calgary.

From BBC • May 17, 2024

Four losses in past five games, Christian Dvorak is done for season with torn pectoral muscle and penalty kill has abandoned them, falling to a 31st best 72.1%.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024

“It’s insane Verzi got these pictures. Dvorak was reclusive. They’re astounding photos,” said Rice, whose red lipstick, thick-framed glasses and Bettie Page haircut evoke a 1950s panache.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Dvorak abandoned the Hiawatha project but claimed to have absorbed research he had conducted for it into his musical thinking for the symphony.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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