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Foss

American  
[fos] / fɒs /

noun

  1. Lukas 1922–2009, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.


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Nicholas Penaranda had three RBIs and Foss Bohlen threw 5 1/3 innings of hitless relief.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Cigna also said Eric Foss, a board member since 2011, will succeed Eric Wiseman as lead independent director on April 1.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Foss, however, described this white-knight fantasy as “unlikely.”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

On Sept. 28, 54-year-old Barbara Foss suffered an unspecified medical emergency while driving on Minnesota State Highway 200, leaving her unable to slow the car down, the sheriff’s office explained in a Facebook post.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

It is not from Elvkarleby Fall that it reaches hither; it is close by; it is from Laa Foss in which lies Ash Island: the elv streams and rushes over the leaping salmon.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various