Schmidt

American

[shmit] / ʃmɪt /

noun

Helmut (Heinrich Waldemar) 1918–2015, West German political leader: chancellor 1974–82.
Michael Jack Mike, born 1949, U.S. baseball player.

Schmidt British

/ ʃmɪt /

noun

Helmut ( Heinrich Waldemar ) (ˈhɛlmuːt). born 1918, German Social Democrat statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1974–82)

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Ganesha 15, Bassett 0: Logan Schmidt struck out 14 of the 15 batters and hit two home runs in front of scouts ready to make him a first-round draft pick this summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

In Beijing, meanwhile, there was a palpable optimism, says Selina Xu, a researcher who works on China AI policy in the office of former Google boss Eric Schmidt.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Ken Burns, with co-directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, gives us an in-depth look at the war for independence that also happened to be a civil war.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Speaking after a meeting with New Zealand leader Christopher Luxon, Samoan Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt said he had asked if it was possible to divert fuel to his country in case of crisis.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Schmidt said no, but I wasn’t so sure.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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