Sampo
Americannoun
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Lehner made saves every way possible, including one by sitting down on the puck just in front of the goal after a shot by Sampo Ranta in the second period.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
Danske Bank became a major force in Estonia in 2007 by acquiring the Finnish bank Sampo, which had a large foothold in the country.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2019
He was returning from Helsinki to announce that Danske would take over Finland’s Sampo Bank and absorb its million customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2018
Kullervo's tale is just one of 50 songs in the Kalevala, an epic of 22,795 verses telling the story of the Sampo, a magical object that bestows power on whoever possesses it.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2015
Sampo overheard these words, and wondered what reindeer it could be that had golden antlers.
From The Diamond Fairy Book by Various
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