Walter
Americannoun
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Bruno Bruno Schlesinger, 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
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Thomas Ustick 1804–87, U.S. architect.
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a male given name.
noun
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Bruno (ˈbruːno), real name Bruno Walter Schlesinger. 1876–1962, US conductor, born in Germany: famous for his performances of Haydn, Mozart, and Mahler
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John . 1739–1812, English publisher; founded The Daily Universal Register (1785), which in 1788 became The Times
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CBS, a mainstay of the broadcast television landscape, was once home to famed US journalists Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
"One of the things Brazil needed the most was a manager bigger than the players," former international Walter Casagrande, now a respected football pundit, argued.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
On May 26, Trump had his third “annual” exam in 13 months at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, after which he posted, “Everything checked out PERFECTLY.”
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
He went to Walter Reed three times last year, including a trip to address the swelling of his lower legs, which his doctor diagnosed as chronic venous insufficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The cross painted on the side of the shack makes me think it’s a church, but Walter points to it.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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