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Abt

Abt

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A German last name
  • proper noun
  • /æbt/
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  • The most successful antiviolence programs identify problems down to the level of individuals and direct intensive resources at them, said Thomas Abt, a senior research fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
  • Mr. Abt
  • Thomas Abt
  • Abt said

Examples

  • Tatjana thanked the Abts for their hospitality and kindness.

  • While frustrating, the experience nevertheless affirms that research does produce useful answers for reducing violence, and that those solutions require concentrated attention in specific high-need areas, Mr. Abt said.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The program pays for itself many times over, largely through eventually lower crime rates among their children, Mr. Abt said.

    Academic text (2016)
  • According to Ap.J. editor Helmut Abt

    Academic text (1995)
  • Courtesy of Thomas Abt.

    Academic text (2016)
  • That basic experience has been repeated elsewhere, said Mr. Abt, who led a review that covered more than 1,400 antiviolence initiatives.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Helping those people and areas—jobs, education, government services—is expensive but clearly works, Mr. Abt said.

    Academic text (2016)
  • "Sustainability is a real challenge," said Thomas Abt, a senior research fellow and adjunct lecturer in public policy at the Center for International Development at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

    Academic text (2016)
  • We received a very warm and informative note from Clark Abt.

  • Sam Abt has covered the Tour de France for decades for The New York Times and International Herald Tribune.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Abt is a German surname that comes from the word abbot, which means 'head of a monastery', so it probably began as a name for someone who was an abbot or who worked for one.