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Schurz

American  
[shurz, shurts, shoorts] / ʃɜrz, ʃɜrts, ʃʊərts /

noun

  1. Carl, 1829–1906, U.S. general, statesman, and newspaperman; born in Germany.


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We tested the family vs. private equity difference by visiting with Todd Schurz, who was president and CEO of Schurz Communications when the family group sold their newspapers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Other former Schurz newspapers in the area fared worse, becoming “ghost newspapers” with no local staff members.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

We retreat to that old piece of wisdom from Republican politician and newspaperman Carl Schurz: “My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.”

From Fox News • Aug. 7, 2020

Richard Chow discovered his younger brother’s taxi abandoned outside Carl Schurz Park, a 15-acre Manhattan oasis overlooking the East River.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2019

Union general Carl Schurz witnessed amputations being performed at a field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly