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Knut

American  
[knoot, knyoot] / ˈknut, ˈknyut /

noun

  1. a variant of Canute.


Knut British  
/ kəˈnjuːt /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Canute

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Caravello’s attorney, Knut Johnson of Singleton Schreiber, said his client had acted to protect those around him, not harm federal agents.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Swedish economist Knut Wicksell introduced the concept in the early 20th century to explain the business cycle.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

The study on the adult brain was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, while the embryo study was financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg and Erling-Persson foundations.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023

“He is overwhelmed with regret,” Knut Johnson, Mr. Zampach’s lawyer, said in an email.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023

In the last few years researchers have focused more and more on a proposal linked to the name of Knut Fladmark, an archaeologist at Simon Fraser University, in British Columbia.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann