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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

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

"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

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 Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)

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