Weill

[ wahyl; German vahyl ]

/ waɪl; German vaɪl /

noun

Kurt

[kurt; German koo rt] /kɜrt; German kʊərt/, 1900–50, German composer, in the U.S. after 1935.

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Examples from the Web for weill

The most recent Weill Cornell study found the risk of neonatal mortality to be about 1.2 per 1,000 births.
The Home-Birth Rebellion|Brandy Zadrozny|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Weill recalls the language of his college days to explain the easy passage of farm subsidies and the mounting resistance to SNAP.
The GOP’s Hunger Games: More Food Stamp Cuts for the Holidays?|Eleanor Clift|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ortega is in stable but critical condition on a respirator at Weill Cornell Medical Center.
A New York Nanny Allegedly Kills Two Children and Neighbors Struggle to Understand|David Freedlander, Eliza Shapiro|October 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As The New York Times reported Weill hastily “issued a press release promising to never again use the Citi jet.”
‘Abercrombie’ Lawsuit: Why CEOs Love Their Jets|Daniel Gross|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST

But Weill put together this behemoth anyway and went about masterminding the repeal of Glass-Steagall, which happened in 1999.
Which Bank Is the Worst?|Gary Rivlin|October 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The king said it was not possible, becaus they war so many, and so weill fastened togidder.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
Weill snatched the cigarette from his mouth to keep from swallowing it.
The Edge of the Knife|Henry Beam Piper
Weill threw his drink into the fire; he must have avoided throwing the glass in with it by a last-second exercise of self-control.
The Edge of the Knife|Henry Beam Piper
Late one afternoon Mr. Weill's carriage ran over a child on its way up-town through one of the poorer districts.
A Far Country, Complete|Winston Churchill
Weill wouldn't have believed, anyhow; no use trying to blame himself for that.
The Edge of the Knife|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for weill

Weill

/ (vaɪl) /

noun

Kurt (kʊrt). 1900–50, German composer, in the US from 1935. He wrote the music for Brecht's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1927) and The Threepenny Opera (1928)

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