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Eiger

British  
/ ˈaiɡər /

noun

  1. a mountain in central Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. Height: 3970 m (13 025 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Just half an hour's drive from my house in Bern is a ski resort once so popular it was dubbed "Little Grindelwald", after its more famous Alpine near-neighbour at the foot of the Eiger.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2024

Eiger also posted footage of a different angle that more clearly shows the boxes.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2023

Regulators at the Food and Drug Administration late last year told the drug’s maker, Eiger Biopharmaceuticals, that they were not prepared to authorize it for emergency use.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2023

Glenn founded Eiger in 2008, and he owns equity in the company and sits on its board of directors.

From Scientific American Feb. 8, 2023

Our relationship remained rocky for two or three years after my failed attempt on the Eiger, but the marriage somehow survived that rough patch.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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