Geiger
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“It was really to stop the headlines,” said Mark Geiger, who helped implement VAR as an MLS referee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Upon the plane’s return to the U.S., its “suitcase nuke” triggered the Geiger counters at an airport in Maine, convincing a customs agent that a nuclear bomb was about to strike America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Sales to retailers and department stores rose 7.5% year over year during that period, but fell 2.6% when factoring out the acquisition of Kurt Geiger.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
Along with the professional frustrations came “a nuclear explosion of a breakup” with a fellow songwriter, Teddy Geiger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
Two of Lawrence’s friends visiting from Yale for the summer, Don Cooksey and Franz Kurie, offered to help, and since Cooksey also possessed an expertise in hand-manufacturing Geiger counters, Brady readily accepted.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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