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Papadopoulos

American  
[pap-uh-dop-uh-luhs, pah-pah-daw-poo-laws] / ˌpæp əˈdɒp ə ləs, ˌpɑ pɑˈdɔ pu lɔs /

noun

  1. George, 1919–99, Greek military leader and dictator (1967–74).


Papadopoulos British  
/ ˌpæpəˈdɒpələs, papaˈðɔpulɔs /

noun

  1. Georgios. 1919–99, Greek army officer and statesman; prime minister (1967–73) and president (1973) in Greece's military government

  2. Tassos Nikolaou. 1934–2008, Cypriot politician: president of Cyprus from 2003

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Alex Papadopoulos, a postgraduate researcher at the Institute for Gravitational Research, explained that the expanded catalog is also helping scientists tackle one of cosmology's biggest unanswered questions: how fast the Universe is expanding.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Alex Papadopoulos, president of Egea SRI, says renewable energy has become profitable and globally mainstream in the past three years.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Along with Flynn, the most triumphant figure in this category is perhaps George Papadopoulos.

From Slate Oct. 28, 2024

The campus expects to hire six new faculty members as it expands the program to 250 students, said Panayiotis Papadopoulos, director of aerospace programs in the engineering college who led development of the major.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2023

As Professor Anastasius Papadopoulos was himself again, and as I began to sneeze—for the night was chilly—I rose and suggested that we might adjourn this conference till the morrow.

From Simon the Jester by Locke, William John

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