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Pire

American  
[peer] / pir /

noun

  1. Dominique Georges Henri 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.


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His lawyer, Emmanuel Pire, insists that Mr Onana does not question that genocide took place, or that Tutsis were particularly targeted.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2024

"It's a great and tough cardio piece," said Neal Pire, an exercise physiologist with the American College of Sports Medicine.

From Reuters Oct. 8, 2012

But despite its virtues, Pire said it's unlikely Jacobs Ladder will supplant the treadmill anytime soon.

From Reuters Oct. 8, 2012

The Rev. Dominique Pire, 58, beneficent Belgian priest whose efforts to resettle war refugees won him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958; of a heart attack; in Louvain, Belgium.

From Time Magazine Archive

He particularly noticed one blue height that divided into two peaks at the top and decided that it must be Mount Pire.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

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