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Schleicher

American  
[shlahy-ker, shlahy-khuhr] / ˈʃlaɪ kər, ˈʃlaɪ xər /

noun

  1. August, 1821–68, German linguist.


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Steve Schleicher, attorney for the Pretti family, confirmed that Alex Pretti was involved in an interaction with immigration agents before his killing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

Mr Schleicher added that the study also picked up on a decline in parental support and engagement in Scotland.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2023

In Newport Beach, Keith Schleicher sat in a beach chair in the sand, next to his wife, Jennifer.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2023

“In a state or local fiscal crisis, there are three bad outcomes,” Schleicher, a law professor at Yale, writes.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2023

These views were set forth in an open letter addressed to Haeckel in 1863 by Schleicher entitled, "The Darwinian theory and the science of language".

From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward

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