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Merkel

British  
/ ˈmɜːkəl /

noun

  1. Angela. born 1954, German politician; chair of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000; chancellor of Germany from 2005 (the first woman to hold the office)

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Last year, she found a lump in her neck and was diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer.

From BBC

Germany is home to around a million Syrians -- many of whom arrived during the huge influx of refugees that peaked in 2015 under former chancellor Angela Merkel.

From Barron's

The AfD gained prominence only after Chancellor Angela Merkel abandoned the “none to the right of us” principle and tried to drag the CDU toward the left, especially on migration.

From The Wall Street Journal

This “marketing war” represents an entirely new model for the industry, said William Blair analyst Ryan Merkel in a research note Wednesday.

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“While rising competition could be temporary due to weak demand, we fear it could cause a negative re-rating for Trex near term,” Merkel wrote.

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