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Shevchenko

American  
[shyif-cheng-koh] / ʃjɪfˈtʃɛŋ koʊ /

noun

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


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Dudek saved two penalties, including the decisive one from Shevchenko.

From BBC May 12, 2026

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

If Weili beats Shevchenko, she will become only the second woman to become a two-division UFC champion after Nunes, but the first to do it at strawweight and flyweight.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2025

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 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

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