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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Funding for the poll was provided to IGS by the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, a private foundation based in San Francisco that aims to increase civic participation and improve the state’s democratic processes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
A new biography of the influential Cold War columnist Walter Lippmann reminds us that the issues he dealt with, and what he said about them, are mostly a comprehensive bore to anyone today.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
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
It’s hard to keep an eye on Walter in daylight.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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