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Meer

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[meer, meyr] / mɪər, meɪr /

noun

  1. Jan van der Vermeer, Jan.


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They didn’t get any off Blanco until the single by García that ended a long-shot bid to join Johnny Vander Meer for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938 with no-hitters in consecutive starts.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Smith came across a Dutch researcher named Jentsje van der Meer who had developed a way of doing just this.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023

Mr. Gertsch is survived by his wife of 59 years, Maria Meer, and five children.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

Vander Meer noted that the shore pines here grow in contorted shapes because of the chilly wind off the water.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2022

My arrest had been discovered by my friends; Fatima Meer brought some food to the jail for me and I shared it with the two officers in the car.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela