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Niemeyer

American  
[nee-mahy-er] / ˈni maɪ ər /

noun

  1. Oscar, 1907–2012, Brazilian architect.


Niemeyer British  
/ ˈniːˌmaɪə /

noun

  1. Oscar. 1907–2012, Brazilian architect. His work includes many buildings in Brasília, esp the president's palace (1959) and the cathedral (1964)

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"HETDEX observes everything in a patch of sky, but only a tiny amount of that data is related to the galaxies that are bright enough for the project to use," added Lujan Niemeyer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

“The Permian Basin in particular, it’s no longer an experiment,” said Bruce Niemeyer, president of shale and tight at Chevron.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Niemeyer also questioned whether the federal court had the power to reverse the state court rulings, emphasizing the legitimacy of the order the North Carolina Supreme Court made last week.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

As for my question of whether a mountain lion could tell if I was a vegetarian and then use that as data to decide whether to pounce — Niemeyer found that unlikely.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024

That was always a favorite assertion of our old pastor Niemeyer.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various