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Heine

American  
[hahy-nuh] / ˈhaɪ nə /

noun

  1. Heinrich 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.


Heine British  
/ ˈhainə /

noun

  1. Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1797–1856, German poet and essayist, whose chief poetic work is Das Buch der Lieder (1827). Many of his poems have been set to music, notably by Schubert and Schumann

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The Marshall Islands' President Hilda Heine cited the weight of these historical nuclear scars in criticising China's missile.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

“It’s utterly absurd,” said Jens Südekum, professor of international economics at Düsseldorf’s Heinrich Heine University and co-author of the stimulus plan.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

“What needs to be emphasized is that reptiles are certainly not as dim-witted as is commonly believed,” said Kai Caspar, a biologist at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and co-author of the paper.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2024

They also inhabit hot springs—places Andreas Weber, a biochemist at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, calls “time capsules that provide a window into early eukaryotic life.”

From Science Magazine Apr. 8, 2024

In a drowning fog, impatiently drifting—and too proud to just lay hard on the air horn he carried in anticipation of times such as these—Carl Heine must have cursed his misfortune.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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