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Karsh

American  
[kahrsh] / kɑrʃ /

noun

  1. Yousuf 1908–2002, Armenian-Canadian photographer, born in Turkey.


Karsh British  
/ kɑːʃ /

noun

  1. Yousuf. 1908–2002, Canadian photographer noted for portraits, especially of famous subjects

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“This isn’t an AI story. It’s a workforce correction wearing an AI costume,” wrote Jason Karsh, a former Block employee, on X.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

She said Mexican investors made up a prominent voice in a closed-door session organized by Oaktree Capital Management, which included co-founders Bruce Karsh and Howard Marks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

For Karsh, the loss of Becca was so totally consuming that it threatened to eat him alive, driving him to a kind of high-functioning, tech-forward lunacy.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

The photo - known as "The Roaring Lion" - was taken by Yousuf Karsh shortly after Churchill gave a wartime speech to Canada's parliament.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

"The results of this study could change clinical practice," said Yee Hui Yeo, MD, first author of the study and a clinical fellow in the Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Cedars-Sinai.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

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