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Thiers

American  
[tyer] / ˈtjɛr /

noun

  1. Louis Adolphe 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.


Thiers British  
/ tjɛr /

noun

  1. Louis Adolphe (lwi adɔlf). 1797–1877, French statesman and historian. After the Franco-Prussian war, he suppressed the Paris Commune and became first president of the Third Republic (1871–73). His policies made possible the paying off of the war indemnity exacted by Germany

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Winning the Pigott Award as most inspirational were Claire Marion for the women and Michael Thiers for the men.

From Seattle Times Mar. 18, 2023

Hagen Thiers, who founded Waveguard in 2014, said in an interview with The Verge that he doesn’t dispute the conclusions from the TÜV SÜD report but maintains that the product does help people with EHS.

From The Verge May 17, 2022

Laguiole steak knives – This is not a brand, but a name used for knives made in Laguiole or Thiers, France.

From Slate Mar. 1, 2019

"Nothing derails a shipment faster than a wrong address," says Thiers, who maintains a public database of herbaria addresses and contact information.

From Science Magazine May 11, 2017

But the Imperial Ministers feebly tried to fight M. Thiers upon his own ground, to accept his principles as the conditions of contest.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin

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