De Witt
noun
Jan 1625–72, Dutch statesman.
De Witt
American
[duh wit]
/ də ˈwɪt /
noun
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Jan 1625–72, Dutch statesman.
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a male given name: from the Flemish family name meaning “white.”
de Witt
British
/ də ˈwɪt /
noun
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How did it feel to win the election after just a few months of campaigning, following the death of state Sen. Rocky De Witt, especially being in a deeply Republican district?
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025
County Superior Court Judge Susan J. De Witt declined to release Matarico, who remains jailed in lieu of $590,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Superior Court, Magistrate Judge Tyrona T. De Witt denied a request from the suspect’s attorney to throw out the criminal charges or at least release the teen to the custody of his father.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
In our view, Supervisors Rocky De Witt, Jeremy Taylor and Marty Pottebaum made the right decision at the board’s Feb. 20 meeting when they voted to reinstate a ban on weapons throughout the courthouse.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2018
De Witt Clinton was the opposing candidate for Governor, and was elected by 16,000 majority.
From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various
Sokota and Schroeder de Witt acknowledge that problem: The optimal coupling would, indeed, be too complicated to compute.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 15, 2023
Murray is giving a trial to German Jan de Witt, who has coached Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon and Nikoloz Basilashvili.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2021
Ten years later, the companies still hold the licenses but have made no effort to invest, thereby blocking development, according to Mike de Witt, who led the negotiations for BRC Diamond Core at the time.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2017
“It’s a very fertile period,” said David de Witt, the chief curator at the Rembrandt House, who was responsible for the exhibition.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2015
Opzoomer has a portrait of Rembertus Frescarode, one called Erasmus in his Study, and one of the Brothers de Witt in Prison in Gevangenpoort.
From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton
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