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Baum

American  
[bawm, bahm, boum] / bɔm, bɑm, baʊm /

noun

  1. L(yman) Frank 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.

  2. Vicki, 1888–1960, U.S. novelist, born in Austria.


Baum British  
/ bɔːm, bɑːm /

noun

  1. L ( yman ) Frank 1856–1919, US novelist, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and its sequels

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Separately, Morgan Stanley analysts Stephen Grambling and Molly Baum wrote Thursday they expect Planet Fitness shares to “come under pressure and our estimates are under review.”

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Baum hopes the attention will catch the eye of another city employee: Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Baum said, saying most responses have been positive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Ellen Baum had a wine opener, a pair of gloves and a question she couldn’t shake: Why was nobody cleaning up the Brooklyn Bridge?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The writer L. Frank Baum and his artist-partner William Wallace Denslow visited the fair; its grandeur informed their creation of Oz.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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