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Kurt

American  
[kurt] / kɜrt /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Thayil brings the reader with him as he experiences learning about Kurt Cobain’s death while on the road in Europe with Tad, another band from the Seattle scene.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Kurt Supe is a CPA and retirement planner with CFD Investments, Inc. registered broker dealer and Creative Financial Designs, Inc., registered investment adviser.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“I guess soccer can be played” if workers go on strike, said Kurt Petersen, co-president of the local union, in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Philadelphia’s Kurt Vile, who has been making rootsy indie-rock solo albums for 18 years, has settled into a creative conception so expansive that he may never run out of material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

A bracing example of how the landscape was changing can be seen in the unfolding career of the classically trained son of an orthodox Jewish cantor, Kurt Weill.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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