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Whitman

American

[hwit-muhn, wit-] / ˈʰwɪt mən, ˈwɪt- /

noun

Marcus, 1802–47, U.S. missionary and pioneer.
Walt(er), 1819–92, U.S. poet.
a city in SE Massachusetts.

Whitman British

/ ˈwɪtmən /

noun

Walt ( er ). 1819–92, US poet, whose life's work is collected in Leaves of Grass (1855 and subsequent enlarged editions). His poems celebrate existence and the multiple elements that make up a democratic society

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Eric Whitman, a melanoma doctor at the Atlantic Health System Cancer Care, echoed her view on RP1’s rejection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Billionaire Meg Whitman, the former eBay chief and formerly a longtime Republican donor, spent $144 million of her money on her 2010 gubernatorial bid.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

That set a record for a candidate’s contribution in a state race at the time, but Whitman lost to Jerry Brown by nearly 13 percentage points.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

About the author: Mike Harris is the founder of Cribstone Strategic Macro and the director of Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management London program.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

“Uh-huh. Leaves of Grass. But that’s probably not worth saying. Whoever doesn’t like Walt Whitman is probably dead inside.”

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

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