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Jaspers

American  
[yahs-pers] / ˈjɑs pərs /

noun

  1. Karl 1883–1969, German philosopher.


Jaspers British  
/ ˈjaspərs /

noun

  1. Karl (karl). 1883–1969, German existentialist philosopher

"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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From 1924 to 1928 she studied philosophy with Martin Heidegger, Edmund Husserl and Karl Jaspers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Breathe the air with caution,” says Ilona Jaspers, a toxicologist and professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 7, 2023

The Jaspers failed to finish over .500 the past season seasons.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

“It’s just a tragic situation,” said Fred Rosenthal, 80, whose restaurant, Jaspers, swiftly became the target of online misinformation in recent days as social media scrutiny intensified.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2022

Steger was sounding Jaspers out, politely trying to make the time of Cowperwood's arrival a trivial matter in order to avoid paying the hundred dollars, if possible.

From The Financier, a novel by Theodore Dreiser

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