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Witt

American  
[vit, wit] / vɪt, wɪt /

noun

  1. Katarina born 1965, German figure skater.

  2. a male given name.


Witt British  
/ wɪt /

noun

  1. See de Witt

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It may well be the most valuable company of all time, according to Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

When Clase hurled a pitch in the dirt when facing Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals during a game in April, prosecutors allege Clase was thinking about something besides getting Witt out.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

Mr. Witt acknowledges that the fund didn’t “secretly and single-handedly” defeat racial and economic inequality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Mr. Witt, a Yale law professor, argues that the fund laid the groundwork for greater racial and economic equality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

General Witt ordered the SS-HJ to get ready.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti