Hans
Americannoun
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“At the lower end, there is more strain,” Hans said.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
“We’re always being sensitive, trying to make sure we’re not pingponging a team across the country with travel to the East Coast and back,” said Hans Schroeder, the NFL’s executive vice president of media distribution.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Despite the concern, "risk to the wider public remains low", the World Health Organization's director for Europe Hans Kluge said in a statement, adding that "there is no need for panic or travel restrictions".
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Hans Christian Andersen overstayed his visit to the Dickens family in 1857.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
But by 1936, seventeen-year-old Hans had grown tired of the conformity demanded by the Hitler Youth.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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