Witte

American

[vit-uh, vyee-tyuh] / ˈvɪt ə, ˈvji tjə /

noun

Sergei Yulievich 1849–1915, Russian statesman.

Witte British

/ ˈvɪtə, ˈvjitjə /

noun

Sergei Yulievich (sjɪrˈɡjej juˈljevitʃ). 1849–1915, Russian statesman; prime minister (1905–06). As minister of finance (1892–1903) he tried to modernize the Russian economy

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Mr. Witte is a professor at Emory University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

Witte later served as San Francisco’s deputy mayor for housing before joining Related Cos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025

“You finally made it through the dealership, you finally got the car, you take it home,” Witte said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025

“Modern science hasn’t deprived anyone of anything,” said Mr. Witte, the beer expert.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

My dear Witte, you knead your dough with your hands, in the baking-trough; I knead mine in my head by thought.

From In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life by Fritz Reuter

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