Knut

American

[knoot, knyoot] / ˈknut, ˈknyut /

noun

a variant of Canute.

Knut British

/ kəˈnjuːt /

noun

a variant spelling of Canute

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Example Sentences

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Only last weekend the head of referees, Knut Kircher, sat in the TV studio throughout Saturday's matches to try to offer perspective.

From BBC

Swedish economist Knut Wicksell introduced the concept in the early 20th century to explain the business cycle.

From Barron's

In their latest study published in Nature Microbiology, the team led by Professor Knut Drescher from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has investigated the development of bacterial swarm communities in detail.

From Science Daily

The study on the adult brain was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, while the embryo study was financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg and Erling-Persson foundations.

From Science Daily

“He is overwhelmed with regret,” Knut Johnson, Mr. Zampach’s lawyer, said in an email.

From New York Times

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