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Klein

American  
[klahyn] / klaɪn /

noun

  1. Felix 1849–1925, German mathematician.

  2. Melanie, 1882–1960, British psychoanalyst, specialist in treatment of children, born in Austria.


Klein British  
/ klaɪn /

noun

  1. Calvin ( Richard ). born 1942, US fashion designer

  2. Melanie. 1882–1960, Austrian psychoanalyst resident in England (from 1926), noted for her work on child behaviour

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Another song, Lost Horizon, was rescued from an early 2000s demo that McCartney's late engineer Eddie Klein had cherished.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

"There is going to be sort of a painful transition process because new jobs will take time to emerge," said Bouke Klein Teeselink, an economics professor at King's College London.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

In California, for instance, “if you are seeking rescission based on fraud, then the statute of limitations will likely be three years,” Klein & Wilson says.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Kohler most recently served as chief executive of PVH Americas, overseeing its Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands in the region, as well as the company’s retail, e-commerce, wholesale and licensing businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Klein studied nurses, intensive care units, firefighters, and other people who make decisions under pressure, and one of his conclusions is that when experts make decisions, they don’t logically and systematically compare all available options.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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