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Schmeling

American  
[shmel-ing, shmay-ling] / ˈʃmɛl ɪŋ, ˈʃmeɪ lɪŋ /

noun

  1. Max 1905–2005, German boxer: world heavyweight champion 1930–32.


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But like Schmeling, who was never a Nazi but played Hitler’s game, Louis did what he needed to do to appease a mainstream audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

In January it was reported that Bell and his wife Janet Von Schmeling had separated and were "heading for divorce" after four years of marriage.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2023

Wandering through the chaos, Schmeling found fellow dancer Sharon Millard, a teacher’s aide so invested in the group that she had called to sign up the night before the birth of her first grandchild.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022

In the 2020-2021 academic year, the legislative analysis was led by American students Kiran Jeevanjee, Timothy Schmeling, and Irene Ly and Duke students Brian Lim, Niharika Vattikonda, and Joyce Zhou.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2022

Max Schmeling of Germany had been the heavyweight champion of the world from 1930 to 1932, and he was set on reclaiming the title from James Braddock.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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