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Schleicher

American  
[shlahy-ker, shlahy-khuhr] / ˈʃlaɪ kər, ˈʃlaɪ xər /

noun

  1. August, 1821–68, German linguist.


Example Sentences

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Pretti’s family has hired lawyer Steve Schleicher to represent its interests.

From The Wall Street Journal

Steve Schleicher, attorney for the Pretti family, confirmed that Alex Pretti was involved in an interaction with immigration agents before his killing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Haeckel was himself inspired, Mr. Telford writes, by August Schleicher, a University of Jena colleague who believed that it was possible to “travel back in time, down the branches of his language tree” to construct the precursor of Indo-European languages.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Schleicher added that the study also picked up on a decline in parental support and engagement in Scotland.

From BBC

Mr Schleicher said that disruption caused by Covid "made a difference", but should not be overplayed, and that other issues such as parental support and the use of mobile phones need to be considered.

From BBC