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Knies

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[knees] / knis /

noun

  1. Karl Gustav Adolf 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.


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Leafs rookie Matthew Knies faced Wild counterpart and University of Minnesota teammate Brock Faber for the first time in the NHL.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

Knies appeared dazed after the play and was slow to get to his feet.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2023

Rybar stopped Brendan Brisson and Sean Farrell in the shootout before Matt Knies shot wide.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

Miroslav and Michaela Knies will have big smiles on their faces when their son Matt plays for the United States against Slovakia at the Olympics.

From Fox News • Feb. 15, 2022

But this perpetuality, brother, as Knies said, of the immutability of the old zoology, did not long hold out against the ever-swelling tide of the historical movement.

From Evolution in Modern Thought by Weismann, August

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