H. H. K'ung Hsiang-hsiKong Xiangxi, 1881–1967, Chinese financier and statesman.
Prince, 1833–98, Chinese statesman of the late Ch'ing dynasty.
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From Kung Pao Dino Chicken to Chicken Parm-asaurus, here are my favorite ways to better a childhood staple.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Tien Kung Ultra, which was developed by Beijing-based lab X-Humanoid and won last year’s race, more than halved its finish time this year, clocking in at one hour and 15 minutes without any human intervention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
An expected convergence of interest rates with the U.S., as the Fed cuts and the BoJ tightens, will decrease downward pressure on the yen, thinks Yung-Shin Kung, chief investment officer at Mast Investments.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Officials say the little Kung Fu trash panda was living his best life when he was detained in the liquor store and kept his spirits up even after being placed in the county kennel.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
The smell of Kung Pao chicken rose up from the plate and suddenly I realized that I was starving.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
Indeed, after taking up a post at Tübingen University, in southern Germany, in 1966, he became a close friend of the leading liberal theologian, Hans Küng.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2022
Küng, who brought Ratzinger to Tübingen, would later be barred from teaching by his former colleague, after he rejected papal infallibility.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2022
Here’s Pierre Rolland celebrating as he overtakes Stefan Küng in a time trial ... never mind the fact that he’s en voiture -
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2021
Pomerol, Lussac and Saint Émilion all feature along the route and riders such as Stefan Küng and Wout van Aert will be giving everything to deny Pogacar a second ITT victory of the race.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2021
But as Dr. Küng held on to his liberal religious views, Ratzinger grew more conservative.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2021
Throughout the week, the 32-year-old phenom released several remixes of the self-loathing lead single “Anti-Hero,” featuring the Bleachers, Roosevelt, Kungs, Jayda G and an acoustic version.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
For a while, the Kungs reigned as one of the richest and allegedly most corrupt families in the country.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2019
"We must rip aside the iron curtain of the Soongs and Kungs," he railed.
From Time Magazine Archive
One answers: 'They still respect and support the Generalissimo, but some members of his family, such as the Soongs and Kungs, aren't so good.
From Time Magazine Archive
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