Auer

American

[ou-er] / ˈaʊ ər /

noun

Leopold 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.

Auer British

/ ˈauər /

noun

Karl (karl), Baron von Welsbach. 1858–1929, Austrian chemist who discovered the cerium-iron alloy used for flints in cigarette lighters and invented the incandescent gas mantle

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Laura’s willing absorption into Betty’s tranquil life of gardening and cooking is swift and pleasant — believably so thanks to the acute portrayals of Beer and Auer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The email was full of details about Auer no one else should know.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Auer agrees to share some of her leaked therapy records with me.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

“Blocking this deal was a strategic error,” said Dirk Auer, director of competition policy at the International Center for Law & Economics.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

The Auer was about an hour's distance from the garrison, and lay nearly in the middle of the pine forest, which extended over the mountains and beyond the frontier.

From Jena or Sedan? by Beyerlein, Franz

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