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Lanier

American  
[luh-neer] / ləˈnɪər /

noun

  1. Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.


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Lanier has built a career—and fortune—representing plaintiffs against corporate giants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“You’ve seen the photographs of Atlas with the world on his shoulders — it’s like that weight’s been set aside,” Lanier said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Attorney Mark Lanier moonlights as a preacher, and it shows when he’s taking on the world’s most powerful companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"I would've thought it was likely we would have gotten a bigger number," Lanier told reporters outside the courthouse after the $6m damages had been announced.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

At church, Reverend Lanier had nothing to say about the Russians or Sputnik during his sermon.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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