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Schmitt

American  
[shmit] / ʃmɪt /

noun

  1. Bernadotte Everly 1886–1969, U.S. historian.

  2. Harrison (Hagan) Jack, born 1935, U.S. astronaut, geologist, and politician: U.S. senator 1977–83.


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Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent three days on the surface in the Taurus-Littrow valley.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Pepsi CFO Steve Schmitt said that the company’s production and shipping network was holding up against that backdrop.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, who walked on the moon the last time we landed there, in 1972, said he sees it and thinks, “By George, I was up there.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

“When enforcement becomes dangerous for enforcers, enforcement does not survive,” Schmitt said in a Senate floor speech.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

Melanie said her mother said that the reason Mr. Schmitt never had a clerk for long was that he paid such low salaries.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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