Straus

[strous; German shtrous]

noun

Isidor,1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).

Nathan,1848–1931, U.S. retail merchant, born in Bavaria.

Os·car

[os-ker; German aws-kahr] /ˈɒs kər; German ˈɔs kɑr/, 1870–1954, Austrian composer.

Oscar Solomon,1850–1926, U.S. diplomat, jurist, and government official, born in Bavaria: Secretary of Commerce and Labor 1906–09.

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Contemporary Examples of straus

Political Order and Political Decay Francis Fukuyama (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) How are strong democratic states created?
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William O’Connor
December 11, 2014
His next book, Lost and Found in Johannesburg, will be published by Farrar, Straus Giroux in April 2014.
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Mark Gevisser
December 5, 2013
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
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September 18, 2013
Hothouse by Boris Kachka A romp through the history of venerable publisher Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
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August 5, 2013
By then, I decided to send the two printed chapters to an editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux, which made me an offer right away.
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Noah Charney
November 28, 2012

Historical Examples of straus

I was jeeringly dubbed Professor Straus, but I went right on.
Under Four Administrations
Oscar S. Straus
No man has had better distinction at home and abroad than Mr. Straus.
Under Four Administrations
Oscar S. Straus
The second time the boat was not full and he went to Mr. Straus and said: Do go with your wife.
Titanic
Filson Young
To which Mr. Straus instantly replied: 'Of course I know him.
The Romance of a Great Store
Edward Hungerford
Mr. Straus demurred at this statement, but the Englishman smiled.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I
Burton J. Hendrick

British Dictionary definitions for straus

Straus

noun

Oscar (ɔskar). 1870–1954, French composer, born in Austria, noted for such operettas as Waltz Dream (1907) and The Chocolate Soldier (1908)

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