Picard

American

[pee-kar] / piˈkar /

noun

Charles Émile 1856–1941, French mathematician.
Jean 1620–82, French astronomer.

Picard British

/ pikar /

noun

Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1620–82, French astronomer. He was the first to make a precise measurement of a longitude line, enabling him to estimate the earth's radius

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"It was crazy. I have less than 1,000 left," said Picard.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

Irving Picard, a court-appointed trustee, has distributed almost $14 billion to former Madoff customers, CNN reported.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024

Earlier, his deputy Olivier Picard said pharmacies were facing "continuous problems", having not been able to receive digital prescription issued after the outage occurred.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024

Rwandan official Ms Picard said there was “no similarity” between the group of Tamils and those who may move from the UK - who would, she said, be “processed and integrated into our society”.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2024

Every time, Captain Picard answers “four,” but Gul Madred tries to break him by insisting there are five.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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