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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern Switzerland northeast of Zurich. It passed to the Habsburgs in 1264 and became a free imperial city in 1415. It is an industrial and cultural center.
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- proper noun A city and a
canton inSwitzerland
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She got desparate and called the Winterthur police who came around to the house to check if I was OK since I'm 82 and have been a widower for the past 18 months and am now living alone.
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We spent a day at Winterthur, which is a considerable municipal town, rendered lively by trade.
A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium Richard Boyle Bernard
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-(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In connection with its previously announced agreement to acquire Winterthur Technologies AG ("Winterthur") pursuant to a public tender offer, 3M noted that, to the extent permissible under applicable law or regulation, 3M, its affiliates or brokers (acting as agents for 3M or its affiliates) may from time to time directly or indirectly purchase shares of Winterthur other than pursuant to such tender offer.
3M Begins Market Purchases in Switzerland of Shares in Winterthur Technologies AG - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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("Winterthur") announced today that they have entered into an agreement for 3M's acquisition of Winterthur for CHF 62.00 (USD $63.56) per share by way of a public tender offer.
3M to Acquire Winterthur Technologies AG - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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There are world famous works at the exhibition, such as Mürşide İçmeli's "Baykuşlar" (Owls) and Fevzi Karakoç's "Winterthur" wood painting, "she said.
Hurriyet Dailynews ISTANBUL 2010
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Associated Press Photographs in 'Interlacing,' a May 2011 exhibit in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Ai Weiwei's Art 2011
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Associated Press Mr. Ai's photograph, 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, 1995' at a museum in Winterthur, Switzerland, in May 2011.
Ai Weiwei's Art 2011
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In a new exhibition at Kunstmuseum Winterthur, 50 drawings and 50 paintings by Baumeister illustrate his development as an artist, from the early avant-garde works of the 1920s and '30s to the single-color paintings he became known for in the 1940s and '50s.
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It originally inherited it in 2006 when it agreed to buy Swiss insurer Winterthur from Credit Suisse Group .
Goldman Buys 12.02% Stake in Taikang Life Insurance Prudence Ho 2011
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It originally inherited it in 2006 when it agreed to buy Swiss insurer Winterthur from Credit Suisse Group .
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