Loos

American

[loos] / lus /

noun

Adolf 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
Anita, 1893–1981, U.S. writer.

Loos British

/ luːs /

noun

Adolf (ˈadolf). 1870–1933, Austrian architect: a pioneer of modern architecture, noted for his plain austere style in such buildings as Steiner House, Vienna (1910)

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Loos, a professor at the University of Copenhagen’s Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, wrote in an accompanying commentary in Nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

At the time, Loos was employed as the athlete's personal assistant.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2023

Instead, women were more motivated by the idea of shaping policy around issues that were disproportionately affecting them, such as reproductive rights and climate change, said Erin Loos Cutraro, the founder and CEO.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2023

Members of his family - including great-nephews Jim Coltman and Gordon Gilfeather from Hawick - have travelled for the burial at the Loos British Cemetery in France.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023

French forces attacked in the Champagne region, while the British stormed German defenses in the mining area around the town of Loos.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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