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Adler

American  
[ad-ler, ahd-ler] / ˈæd lər, ˈɑd lər /

noun

  1. Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.

  2. Cyrus, 1863–1940, U.S. religious leader and Jewish scholar.

  3. Felix, 1851–1933, U.S. educator, reformer, and writer.

  4. Kurt (Herbert), 1905–77, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.

  5. Lawrence Cecil Larry, 1914–2001, U.S. harmonica player.

  6. Mortimer (Jerome), 1902–91, U.S. philosopher, educator, and author.

  7. Peter Hermann, 1899–1990, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria-Hungary.


Adler British  
/ ˈaːdlər /

noun

  1. Alfred (ˈalfreːt). 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist, noted for his descriptions of overcompensation and inferiority feelings

  2. Larry, full name Lawrence Cecil Adler. 1914–2001, US harmonica player

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“Santa Monica has an incredible music history, and Goldenvoice has been fortunate to be part of that story,” said Nic Adler, vice president of regional festivals for Goldenvoice.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are planning to leave Google for Anthropic, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

However, for this hearing, Emily had a new barrister - Jonathan Adler - who had done his own investigations into hair strand testing.

From BBC May 26, 2026

A team of analysts at KeyBank, led by Jackson Adler, noted that there was still $3.9 billion of buybacks to be made from the $25 billion program announced in March 2024.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

Only Adler had previously demonstrated a clear grasp of the principles of acoustical design.

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

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