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  • proper noun A surname.

Etymologies

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Examples

  • Ambassador Prueher, that is the U.S. ambassador in Beijing, has delivered to the Chinese government a letter concerning this incident and we are working out with the Chinese government the arrangements for departure.

    CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2001 2001

  • Mr. Prueher is CEO of Earl Energy, an energy systems engineering company.

    Let the Market Pay for Renewable Energy Josh Prueher 2011

  • Writers Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher The Onion, The Colbert Report claim to have spent the last 20 years collecting "the best odd and unintentionally hilarious videotapes ever produced."

    Weird VHS Titles From Days Gone By 2011

  • The Chinese would prefer Powell, but they may get Prueher, who can afford a greater display of remorse.

    A Crash In The Clouds 2007

  • When the Chinese rattled their sabers by firing missiles toward Taiwan in 1996, Admiral Prueher, then commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, complained, "I don't know anybody in China to talk to."

    A Crash In The Clouds 2007

  • An old fighter pilot, retired Navy Admiral Prueher is no Sinologist, though he does have some experience getting nowhere with Chinese officials.

    A Crash In The Clouds 2007

  • Admiral Prueher joined Merrill's board in 2001, before Mr. O'Neal became CEO in 2002.

    Merrill Weighs Interim Steps as Its Search Goes On 2007

  • In using the syllable qian in his translation of our letter referring to our unauthorized landing at a Chinese airfield, the American ambassador, Admiral Joseph Prueher, some scholars said, allowed the Chinese to infer an admission of wrongdoing.

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • In using the syllable qian in his translation of our letter referring to our unauthorized landing at a Chinese airfield, the American ambassador, Admiral Joseph Prueher, some scholars said, allowed the Chinese to infer an admission of wrongdoing.

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • ZAHN: Well, Admiral Prueher, it's always a delight to see you and we really appreciate your dropping by our show this morning.

    CNN Transcript Feb 21, 2002 2002

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