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Seeger

American  
[see-ger] / ˈsi gər /

noun

  1. Alan, 1888–1916, U.S. poet.

  2. Peter Pete, 1919–2014, U.S. folk singer and folklorist.


Seeger British  
/ ˈsiːɡə /

noun

  1. Pete. born 1919. US folk singer and songwriter, noted for his protest songs, which include "We shall Overcome" (1960), "Where have all the Flowers gone?" (1961), "If I had a Hammer" (1962), and "Little Boxes" (1962)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Musical giants such as the Byrds, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash and Pete Seeger had covered “Deportee,” but no one with Parton’s mainstream fame.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

"Our focus remains on pursuing justice for the remaining 1,200 school districts who have filed cases," said plaintiffs' attorneys Lexi Hazam, Previn Warren, Chris Seeger and Ronald Johnson in a statement.

From BBC May 21, 2026

"Seeing boxwork this far up the mountain suggests the groundwater table had to be pretty high," said Tina Seeger of Rice University in Houston, one of the mission scientists leading the boxwork investigation.

From Science Daily Mar. 14, 2026

Christopher Seeger, a partner at Seeger Weiss LLP representing plaintiffs in the litigation, said that the settlement marked a step toward justice for non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients who had been exposed to Roundup.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

They were Mr. Tanner, the principal; Mrs. Seeger, the librarian; Mr. Costa, the custodian; and Room 5’s room mother, who brought twenty-six little bags of popcorn for a treat.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

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