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Steinitz

American  
[stahy-nits, shtahy-] / ˈstaɪ nɪts, ˈʃtaɪ- /

noun

  1. William Wilhelm Steinitz, 1836–1900, U.S. chess player, born in Austria-Hungary.


Steinitz British  
/ ˈʃtainɪts, ˈstaɪnɪts /

noun

  1. Wilhelm (ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1836–1900, US chess player, born in Prague; world champion (1866–94)

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"It's absolutely infuriating that a treatable condition like this is ignored and that women are put on the scrap heap," said Lipoedema UK's head of research Dr Lesley Steinitz.

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Maya Steinitz is a law professor at the University of Iowa and the author of “The Case for an International Court of Civil Justice.”

From Washington Post Oct. 8, 2022

Like Steinitz, Zukertort won most of his games from the locals, but Sellman outplays him here.

From Washington Times May 24, 2022

Opposition lawmaker Yuval Steinitz said that surveillance of citizens by law enforcement without judicial oversight is improper and that if the claims are correct, it should be investigated.

From Seattle Times Jan. 18, 2022

More than this, Prime Ministers and Lord Chancellors, Liberal and Conservative, come and go but there is but one first Lord in chess, says Steinitz.

From Chess History and Reminiscences by Bird, H. E. (Henry Edward)

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