Paasikivi
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The sublimity of this “Oedipe” is fateful thanks to the festival’s probing new artistic director, Finnish mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
Last week the newly chosen Electoral College picked pliable Premier Urho Kekkonen, 55, who has stood close behind Paasikivi in tiny, democratic Finland's enforced dealings with the Russian Communists.
From Time Magazine Archive
His line was picked up by Kekkonen's presidential predecessor, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who made it the basis of Finnish postwar neutrality after the Soviets forced a special "friendship treaty" on Finland in 1948.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the presidential electors meet on February 15, Paasikivi can count on 171 votes.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Finns really want to quit, they will call on Paasikivi to go to Moscow.
From Time Magazine Archive
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