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Ziegler

American  
[zee-gler, tsee-gluhr] / ˈzi glər, ˈtsi glər /

noun

  1. Karl 1897–1973, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1963.


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Ziegler has spent $7,500 but isn’t sure that’s enough.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

“Reasonable people can disagree about what involvement parents should or shouldn’t have in this context,” Ziegler said of the California trans rights law.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

When their bus breaks down on the way to a showcase, a troupe of ballerinas led by “Dance Moms” alum and one-time Sia protégée Maddie Ziegler becomes stranded in a remote hotel-bar-dungeon-arms factory outside Budapest.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2026

The parallels to contemporary American culture are obvious if not literal, but Ms. Ziegler is too gifted a playwright to shrink a nuanced tragedy into a screeching protest sign.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

Ziegler didn’t think it sounded like a big deal.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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