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Meanings of curie in English
French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)
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curie Usage of curie in English
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Fortunately the student was a recent émigré from Poland named Marie Curie.
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Curie reacted to the sorry affair by throwing herself into her work.
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Zala turned to run, but Curie slammed a leg in our way.
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Curie put up a mild defense, but she had absorbed too much.
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Amid those adventures, Hevesy continued to collaborate with colleagues, including Joliot-Curie.
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On that day, Prof Curie had intended to visit his publisher.
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I said if he was an artist, I was Madame Curie.
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Has there ever been a scientist as courageous as Madam Curie?
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Marie Curie, Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison more-or-less abandoned their families.
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Curie howled triumphantly and returned to her journey toward the tower.
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Her hero is Marie Curie, another Polish scientist who won two Nobel prizes.
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She yanked off an arm and bashed Curie across the dome with it.
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Shrieking, the Curie bot smashed nearby buildings with her flailing limbs.
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We cleared the wreck just as Curie wrapped her metallic hands around it.
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With a triumphant howl, Curie hurled us away like a Frisbee.
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That's why they never mention Madame Curie without the poor Monsieur!
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