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Sachs

American  
[zahks] / zɑks /

noun

  1. Hans 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.

  2. Nelly (Leonie), 1891–1970, German poet and playwright, in Sweden after 1940: Nobel Prize 1966.


Sachs British  
/ zaks /

noun

  1. Hans (hans). 1494–1576, German master shoemaker and Meistersinger, portrayed by Wagner in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

  2. Nelly ( Leonie ). 1891–1970, German Jewish poet and dramatist, who escaped from Nazi Germany and settled in Sweden. Her works include Eli: A Mystery Play of the Sufferings of Israel (1951) and `O the Chimneys', a poem about the Nazi extermination camps. Nobel prize for literature 1966 jointly with Shmuel Yosef Agnon

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Some coverage of the Goldman Sachs survey implies that since low-income and high-income families experience similar levels of unease about their finances, they’re all in the same boat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“In 2027, we expect the headwind from affordability to increasingly dominate, weighing further on activity,” Ronnie Walker, an economist at Goldman Sachs, told clients in a note that published Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

His former adviser and Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Lord Jim O'Neill suggested it would send "the wrong message to business".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

CoreWeave stock is upgraded to Buy at Goldman Sachs even as shares tumbled 25% last week over concerns around the company’s finances.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Sachs was ushered into the Oval Office, where the president was seated behind his desk.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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