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Boas

American  
[boh-az] / ˈboʊ æz /

noun

  1. Franz 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.


Boas British  
/ ˈboːas, ˈbəʊæz /

noun

  1. Franz (frants). 1858–1942, US anthropologist, born in Germany. He made major contributions to cultural and linguistic anthropology in studies of North American Indians, including The Mind of Primitive Man (1911; 1938)

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Boas Scientific  
/ bōăz /
  1. German-born American anthropologist who emphasized the systematic analysis of culture and language structures.


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“That’s big — it’s such a powerful signal” to have the issue of retirement security discussed in the State of the Union address, said KC Boas, the retirement-savings initiative lead at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program.

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Boas estimated that if the program builds on the Saver’s Match, as many as 45 million out of that 56 million wouldn’t qualify due to the low-income threshold.

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“That’s big — it’s such a powerful signal” to have the issue of retirement security discussed in the State of the Union address, said KC Boas, the retirement-savings initiative lead at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program.

From MarketWatch

Boas estimated that if the program builds on the Saver’s Match, as many as 45 million out of that 56 million wouldn’t qualify due to the low-income threshold.

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There were pieces that looked as if they belonged in the Middle Ages, dresses covered in lace and golden thread, feather boas, jackets covered in stripes, canes with metal heads, robes fit for Merlin himself.

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