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Pierre

American  
[peer, pee-air, pyer] / pɪər, piˈɛər, pyɛr /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.

  2. a male given name, form of Peter.


Pierre British  
/ pɪə /

noun

  1. a city in central South Dakota, capital of the state, on the Missouri River. Pop: 13 939 (2003 est)

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The SocGen team, led by Pierre Bergeron, also worried about a lack of transparency on asset quality, “making it harder to detect early warning signs of stress.”

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So I tried once just to have a look, but then of course Pierre immediately got by me again on the main straight and I think that was basically the story of today.

From BBC

He said that through a nightlife promoter, he was introduced to Pierre Louis, a fixer who specialized in getting rich people what they wanted.

From Los Angeles Times

Second-placed Lens currently trail leaders PSG by one point - and Lens head coach Pierre Sage said after Sunday's 5-1 win over Angers that his side did not agree with a postponement.

From BBC

New Street Research’s Pierre Ferragu, who has long been a fan of Musk and Tesla, called the Terafab “a holy grail” that combines various semiconductor-manufacturing advancements made over the last 12 years.

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