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Amasa

American  
[uh-mey-suh, am-uh-suh] / əˈmeɪ sə, ˈæm ə sə /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the commander of Absalom's army and later of David's army.


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To drive that point home, he posted an image of several prominent libertarians, including economists Murray N. Rothbard and Milton Friedman and former congressman Justin Amash, in suits and ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

“If he’s arresting them for other reasons, then he should say so,” Amash said.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2024

Amash seems to have come back to the party, but he promised in his announcement to be “an independent-minded senator prepared to challenge anyone and everyone on the people’s behalf,” if elected.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Rep. Justin Amash, a Palestinian American, posted anguished social-media accounts about several Christian relatives killed or maimed in the strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

“People used to say to me, ‘I know you,’ but they didn’t know me,” she told Jim Amash, a comic book artist and historian, for a 2009 issue of the magazine Alter Ego.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022

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