Peres

American

[per-ez] / ˈpɛr ɛz /

noun

Shimon 1923–2016, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.

Peres British

/ ˈpɛrɛs /

noun

Shimon (ʃiːˈməʊn). born 1923, Israeli statesman, born in Poland: prime minister (1984–86; 1995–96); president from 2007; Nobel peace prize 1994 jointly with Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin

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On Tuesday, world champion Peres Jepchirchir withdrew from the women's race after her build-up was affected by a stress fracture.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center - located in the Negev desert - is often referred to colloquially as the "Dimona reactor".

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

That was the “New Middle East” idea of former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres in the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Kenya swept the marathon gold medals in Tokyo three years ago, with Eliud Kipchoge winning his second straight Olympic title and Peres Jepchirchir taking the women’s race.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

It was undertaken in 1889 by a party about as large as ours under a Brazilian engineer officer, Colonel Telles Peres.

From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore

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