Waller
Americannoun
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Edmund, 1607–87, English poet.
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Thomas Fats, 1904–43, U.S. jazz pianist and songwriter.
noun
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Edmund. 1606–87, English poet and politician, famous for his poem "Go, Lovely Rose"
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Fats, real name Thomas Waller. 1904–43, US jazz pianist and singer
Example Sentences
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If they can’t pull that spending forward, Waller said, it “chokes all this off.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
That included two sitting Fed governors, Chris Waller and Michelle Bowman, who cast dissenting votes in favor of lower rates that July.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
That would likely bolster the case for raising interest rates, with Fed governor Christopher Waller warning Friday that rate hikes can’t be ruled out if oil prices stay high.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Waller is arguably the most influential Fed official right now with Jerome Powell’s chairmanship having ended.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
He was also an accomplished pianist, a devotee of Fats Waller, and capable of pulling off anything from swing tunes to Mendelssohn.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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