Bircher
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Bircher
An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; (John) Birch (Society) ( def. ) + -er 1
Example Sentences
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And Dallek’s account — of the “halting” and clumsy effort by conservatives to simultaneously exploit and contain Bircher energies — is both well-told and depressingly familiar.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2023
Mr Proffitt and Mr Bircher, whose suspension prevented him from coaching Team GB's swimmers at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021, have never commented publicly on the allegations.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2022
Titans' director of swimming, world silver medallist Alan Bircher, was suspended and subsequently stopped from forming part of Team GB's Tokyo 2020 coaching squad last year.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2022
Bircher Lewis Uhler was instrumental in passing Proposition 13 to reduce California’s property taxes in 1978.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2022
He instead tried to maintain cordial relations, even forewarning Welch when National Review published an essay criticizing the Bircher magazine American Opinion.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2021
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