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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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Shevchenko is one of the most successful athletes in UFC history, with her 10 wins in title fights putting the 37-year-old second on the women's all-time list.

From BBC

Alexander Shevchenko helped Kazakhstan reach the quarter-finals as they knocked out defending champions Germany, who were without world number two Alexander Zverev because of a biceps injury.

From BBC

Oleksandr Shevchenko, the deputy head of passenger services at Ukrzaliznytsia, lauded his railway’s ability to transport so many world leaders on long overnight trips and cater as best as it can to their needs.

From New York Times

This included a commander, Sergei Shevchenko, who was killed in action.

From BBC

“We have one team on the field and a million on the front,” said Andriy Shevchenko, a former soccer star who is Ukraine’s most famous player and now heads the national soccer federation.

From New York Times