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Walter

[vahl-ter, wawl-ter]

noun

  1. Bruno Bruno Schlesinger, 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.

  2. Thomas Ustick 1804–87, U.S. architect.

  3. a male given name.



Walter

noun

  1. Bruno (ˈbruːno), real name Bruno Walter Schlesinger. 1876–1962, US conductor, born in Germany: famous for his performances of Haydn, Mozart, and Mahler

  2. John . 1739–1812, English publisher; founded The Daily Universal Register (1785), which in 1788 became The Times

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The obvious alternative is Mr McInnes, who had Walter Smith's endorsement, which is more than good enough for me.

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He is the only Rangers boss to have lifted the league trophy since the great Walter Smith.

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This summer the Buss family sold a majority ownership stake to investor Mark Walter in a deal that valued the Lakers at $10 billion—$4 billion more than any sports franchise ever.

“If the public would have this chance to decide again in Germany, I’m sure they would take nuclear,” said Walter Schumacher, a retired German mathematician who was one of the antinuclear protesters at Tihange.

When Nixon had CIA Deputy Director Vernon Walters ask Gray, in the name of national security, to halt the FBI’s investigation, Felt and other agency insiders demanded that Gray get this order in writing.

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