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Kirchner

American  
[keersh-ner, keerk-, keerkh-nuhr] / ˈkɪərʃ nər, ˈkɪərk-, ˈkirx nər /

noun

  1. Ernst Ludwig, 1880–1938, German expressionist artist.


Kirchner British  
/ kirçnər /

noun

  1. Ernst Ludwig. 1880–1938, German expressionist painter and printmaker; a founder of the group die Brücke (1905)

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The investigator hopped on stage and served Altman a subpoena, naming him as a potential witness in the continuing criminal case against Kirchner for blocking OpenAI’s entrance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Kirchner drove down from his home in Seattle in a red pickup truck to help and she was struck by his dedication to the cause.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The last search on his phone was for a bike shop in a nearby suburb, Hall said, where the owner recalled Kirchner saying only that he was “headed north.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Kirchner came back inside the cottage, ranting about how he was fed up with the group’s democratic decision-making, and then left, members recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Later on we found that Theodor Kirchner, a musician who had settled at Winterthur and frequently visited Zurich, was better able to play certain bits of the pianoforte score.

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