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Asser

American  
[ah-ser] / ˈɑ sər /

noun

  1. Tobias 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.


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When butcher Asser Levy died in Colonial New York, he had gone from penniless immigrant to successful businessperson by meeting the booming city’s food needs.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

The difference is that Churchill’s attire was handmade, like the green velvet “siren suit” now preserved in a case in the basement of Turnbull & Asser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

"My child doesn't have a name yet because of the war. She's four days old," says Keifaia Abu Asser.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023

Ms. Yousafzai, 24, married Asser Malik, a manager for the Pakistan Cricket Board, at a small Islamic ceremony called a nikkah, she said on Twitter.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2021

This work is ascribed, on its own internal authority, to Asser, who is said to have been bishop of St. David's, of Sherborne or of Exeter, in the time of king Alfred.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

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