Landis

American  

[lan-dis] / ˈlæn dɪs /

noun

1. Kenesaw Mountain 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.

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Example Sentences

Major League Baseball hired an austere federal judge, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, as its commissioner and gave him unchecked authority to clean up the game.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are living off the fumes of what was delivered in late 2024 or early 2025,” Landis said.

From Salon

In Kenya, the WFP expects a malnutrition crisis after rations are cut to a fourth of the standard minimum, Landis said.

From Salon

In order for the U.S. to deliver its usual food aid to Kenya by the end of the year, it needed to be put on a boat already, Landis said.

From Salon

In Kenya, for example, the WFP will cut its rations in June down to 28% — or less than 600 calories a day per person — a low never seen before, the WFP’s Kenya country director Lauren Landis told ProPublica.

From Salon