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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These people had devoted their lives to public service, Brown pointed out during a debate with Whitman.

From Los Angeles Times

That is, until one day he drove his son to school and saw a Walt Whitman quote on a wall that changed his entire perspective.

From Salon

Kumu Whitman has a shock of bright red hair and speaks with an Australian accent.

From Literature

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

Mr. Koppl is a professor of finance at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management.

From The Wall Street Journal

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