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Knies

American  
[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

The team announced early in the second period that Knies would not return.

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

"It’ll be a moment I won’t forget for a long time," said Knies, who also played for the U.S. against Slovakia in the world junior championship in December.

From Fox News • Feb. 15, 2022

It was the opinion of Knies that the peculiarly Christian virtues were of profound economic value.

From An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching by O'Brien, George