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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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Stoica, like Klein, is a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Roth and Klein set out to design an alternative AI architecture that delivers reliably correct results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

In the minors, Klein issued 6.9 walks per nine innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Klein, who joined his fourth organization when the Dodgers acquired him in a minor league trade last June, is in his first full major league season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

It was coal black inside the store, but I knew the shelf where Mr. Klein kept the matches, and also where he kept the candles.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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