Weiser

[ wahy-zer ]

/ ˈwaɪ zər /

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(Johann) Conrad, 1696–1760, American colonial Indian agent and interpreter, born in Germany.

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Weiser, Colorado’s attorney general, has already indicated plans to consolidate this suit with the Department of Justice lawsuit, and an initial case hearing to do so is scheduled for Friday.
40 more states have targeted Google with its third antitrust lawsuit in two months|Eileen Guo|December 17, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Weiser said that had an immediate effect on voting rights victories across the country.
The Supreme Court is giving advocates for voting rights heartburn|Amber Phillips|October 23, 2020|Washington Post
Weiser was troubled with the Pennsylvania case, even though it technically favored voting rights advocates and Democrats, whose causes are often aligned on this issue.
The Supreme Court is giving advocates for voting rights heartburn|Amber Phillips|October 23, 2020|Washington Post
He grew up in Weiser, Idaho, with seven other musical siblings, who sang together at local church functions.
Country Music Singer Kevin Sharp Dead at 43|Marina Watts|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Among the leading advocates of the new way was the Rev. Reuben Weiser.
The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church|G. H. Gerberding
While in this mood I received a long letter from Brother Weiser.
A Tale of the Kloster|Brother Jabez
Einen Wahn verlieren macht weiser als eine Wahrheit finden—Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
In general, it is difficult to define the social organization of the Boise-Weiser Shoshone.
Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society|Robert F. Murphy
They maintained separate winter villages and tended to remain along the downstream stretches of the Boise and Weiser rivers.
Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society|Robert F. Murphy