Straus

American

[strous, shtrous] / straʊs, ʃtraʊs /

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.
Oscar 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.

Straus British

/ straʊs /

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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Straus said that Mino is currently providing certain peptides that remain in regulatory limbo in about half a dozen states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

She arrived the same week Angel City sent midfielder Kennedy Fuller to Bay FC and fired coach Alexander Straus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

His singing of Oscar Straus and Leo Robin’s “Oh, That Mitzi” is a hoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Mr. Troy is a senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute and a senior scholar at Yeshiva University’s Straus Center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

When I go to Dr Straus office I got to tell him about that.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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