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[pol-ish] / ˈpɒl ɪʃ /






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The Polish Order of the White Eagle bestowed on Zelensky in 2023 by then President Andrzej Duda can be revoked if he is deemed to have "committed an act making them unworthy" of the honour.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And in Qatar, he added another iconic moment by stopping Polish star Robert Lewandowski’s penalty kick.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Anna Arno, who has written biographies of the German painter Paula Modersohn-Becker and the Polish activist Konstanty Jeleński, meets that challenge in “Paul Celan: A Life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He continued to descend alone for what he estimated to be about 50-100m before he came across another member of their group, a "Polish climber with no oxygen, battling fairly severe frostbite".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

My Polish papers would not do, said the little German man from behind the desk, one finger pushing up his wire-rimmed glasses, because I had never provided proof of my birth.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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