Kline

American

[klahyn] / klaɪn /

noun

Franz (Josef) 1910–62, U.S. painter.

Kline British

/ klaɪn /

noun

Franz (frænts). 1910–62, US abstract expressionist painter. His works are characterized by heavy black strokes on a white or grey background

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When it’s pointed out that it took his mother’s death to get Richard back to Millersburg, Mr. Kline gives us a flash of grief that reveals an entire life and mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“I don’t think they’re poo-poo coins,” said Chris Kline, chief operating officer and co-founder of BitcoinIRA.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

“In your contract, you provide us with the rights to go ahead with this kind of licensing,” Barbara Kline Pope, executive director of Hopkins Press, wrote to her writers.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2025

“Now, everyone knows that airport restaurants face higher costs, but this markup seemed excessive,” Kline said.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2025

When she brought the boy to Dr. Harold Kline at the Children’s Psychiatric Division of the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, Bobby was less than cooperative.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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