West German
Britishadjective
noun
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Under the Plaza Accord, the U.S. and its allies combined joint intervention to push the dollar down against the West German and Japanese currencies with domestic reforms, such as a narrower U.S. budget deficit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Long a symbol of German industrial might, the brand dominated the West German market and sold well across Europe in the 1970s thanks to successful and affordable models like the Kadett and the Rekord.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Stasi officers gave him an exit visa and some West German money and escorted him to Friedrichstrasse station, which was still served by trains from the western side of the city.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
The Gehlen organization formed the nucleus of what became the BND, the new West German intelligence service, with Reinhard Gehlen as its director until he retired in 1968.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024
"It's weird," said Heribert Hellenbroich, a former head of the BND, the West German spy service.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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