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Stinnes

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[shtin-uhs] / ˈʃtɪn əs /

noun

  1. Hugo 1870–1924, German industrialist.


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Temperamentally, Herr Stinnes was homely, usually quiet and genial but often a hidden temper would explode with volcanic force.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, having admired the view, Fraulein Clarenore Stinnes coolly turned to confront excited reporters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Next victim of Britain's new tit-for-tat program was the 2,189-ton Edmund Hugo Stinnes IV, bound for Copenhagen with German coke.

From Time Magazine Archive

The telephone rang, and Stinnes was summoned to answer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Von Stinnes had forthwith produced two German scholars who, under his direction, accomplished the translation with astonishing speed.

From Erik Dorn by Hecht, Ben

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