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Thyssen

American  
[tis-uhn] / ˈtɪs ən /

noun

  1. Fritz 1873–1951, German industrialist.


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For example, he says, after the lab finally hammered out an excavation contract with Thyssen Mining, months passed before DOE approved it.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 22, 2023

“We got talking, and the Thyssen Museum was immensely receptive to this,” Thyssen-Bornemisza said.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

During World War II, the Nazis nationalized the Thyssen steelworks, and many family members fled Germany or tried to.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2022

The Thyssen museum said that Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor had commented during the hearing that the next ruling would probably be again in the Spanish museum’s favor.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2022

But what of Ballin, Heineken, von Gwinner, Gutmann, Thyssen, Rathenau, and other captains of industry and finance?

From The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War by Curtin, D. Thomas

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