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Whitman

American

[hwit-muhn, wit-] / ˈʰwɪt mən, ˈwɪt- /

noun

Marcus, 1802–47, U.S. missionary and pioneer.
Walt(er), 1819–92, U.S. poet.
a city in SE Massachusetts.

Whitman British

/ ˈwɪtmən /

noun

Walt ( er ). 1819–92, US poet, whose life's work is collected in Leaves of Grass (1855 and subsequent enlarged editions). His poems celebrate existence and the multiple elements that make up a democratic society

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EBay emerged from the bursting of the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s largely unscathed, prompting then-CEO Meg Whitman to remark that “eBay is to some extent recession-proof.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Eric Whitman, a melanoma doctor at the Atlantic Health System Cancer Care, echoed her view on RP1’s rejection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

These people had devoted their lives to public service, Brown pointed out during a debate with Whitman.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

About the author: Mike Harris is the founder of Cribstone Strategic Macro and the director of Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management London program.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

I could have been offered a tour of the Godiva factory and I’d totally skip it to do math homework with Gregor Whitman.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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