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Shapiro

American  
[shuh-peer-oh] / ʃəˈpɪər oʊ /

noun

  1. Karl (Jay), 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.


Shapiro British  
/ ʃəˈpiːrəʊ /

noun

  1. Jonathan. publishing as Zapiro . born 1958, South African political cartoonist

"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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“I wouldn’t necessarily call this a mania, but the enthusiasm for IPOs is very high,” said David Shapiro, CEO of OpenVC, which helped create the index.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

The UFC said it will not profit from the event, according to its parent company TKO Group Holdings, with president Mark Shapiro saying the show is "an investment for the long term".

From BBC May 27, 2026

Trump, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Nancy Pelosi’s husband have also survived attempts on their lives in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

“It’s rational that doing more feels good in the short term,” said Andres Lares, CEO of Shapiro Negotiations Institute.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

Gas tables; thermodynamic properties of air, products of combustion and component gases, compressible flow functions, including those of Ascher H. Shapiro and Gilbert M. Edelman.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1976 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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