Richter
Americannoun
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Burton, 1931–2018, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1976.
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Conrad, 1890–1968, U.S. novelist.
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Franz Xaver 1709–89, German composer, born in Moravia.
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Jean Paul Friedrich Jean Paul, 1763–1825, German author.
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Sviatoslav (Teofilovich) 1915–97, Russian pianist.
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Burton . born 1931, US physicist: shared the 1976 Nobel prize for physics with Samuel Tring for discovering the subatomic particle known as the J/psi particle
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Johann Friedrich (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç), wrote under the name Jean Paul . 1763–1825, German romantic novelist. His works include Hesperus (1795) and Titan (1800–03)
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Sviatoslav (svɪtaˈslaf). 1915–97, Ukrainian concert pianist
Example Sentences
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That day, when the Argentina midfielder scored a goal the celebrations inside Anfield registered 1.74 on the Richter scale - just shy of the 2.0 needed for a minor earthquake.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The more pressing stock catalyst will be coming cancer data, as Goldman Sachs analyst Salveen Richter pointed out last week.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Newbury Park 8, Agoura 2: Carson Richter had a three-run home run and Jack Laubacher added a solo home run to power the Panthers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
"Their crowd profile was off the Richter scale, and it was very apparent to me that we need to have something in place."
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
Miles Richter was in all of my AP classes.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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