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Wels

British  
/ vɛls /

noun

  1. an industrial city in N central Austria, in Upper Austria. Pop: 56 478 (2002)

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His name at birth in Linz, Austria, was Franz Leopold Maria Möst, and he switched it in 1985 to Welser-Möst in honor of Wels, a nearby city he grew up in.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

The ending is a page turner as Wels describes Garfield’s last days alive, oblivious to Guiteau skulking in the shadows.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

As an alternative, some theorists suggest that Nessie's witnesses have actually spotted a wayward sturgeon or an introduced Wels catfish.

From National Geographic • May 23, 2018

But he still does a few noodling segments for other outdoor television productions each year and recently went to Spain to noodle for giant Wels catfish.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2015

He now felt his end approaching, took up his abode in the little town of Wels, and devoted his remaining days to religious exercises.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard