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Shevchenko

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[shyif-cheng-koh] / ʃyɪfˈtʃɛŋ koʊ /

noun

  1. Taras Grigoryevich 1814–61, Ukrainian national poet.


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In the second cast, Christine Shevchenko fell far short of Ms. Teuscher’s finesse, but she essayed the opening “Preghiera” movement with more of its requisite lilt and shimmer than Ms. Teuscher did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Perhaps Shevchenko looked outside the flyweight division because she has continuously got the better of foes within it.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

If it were not for Brazil's Nunes, who defeated Shevchenko in 2016 and 2017 at bantamweight, she might already be regarded as the best women's fighter in UFC history.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Shevchenko also has the best striking defence in flyweight history, having only absorbed 1.86 strikes per minute.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

A truly national poet appeared in Taras Shevchenko, born a serf in the Government of Kiev, at the village of Kirilovka.

From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther