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Boucher

American

[boo-shey] / buˈʃeɪ /

noun

François 1703–70, French painter.

Boucher British

/ buʃe /

noun

François (frɑ̃swa). 1703–70, French rococo artist, noted for his delicate ornamental paintings of pastoral scenes and mythological subjects

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"That's equivalent to what 14,000 passengers would have consumed flying between Paris and Athens," the group's head of aviation, Jerome du Boucher, told AFP Thursday.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

De Boucher said they were lobbying European governments to ban private jets.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Plans to redevelop Boucher Road Playing Fields and return the land to full sporting use failed to win enough support at a meeting of Belfast City Council.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The council agreed to defer any final decisions regarding the future of the Boucher Road site.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Jacques-Louis David and François Boucher: I couldn’t say them but I could spell them.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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