Auerbach

American

[ou-er-bahk, our-, ou-uhr-bahkh] / ˈaʊ ərˌbɑk, ˈaʊr-, ˈaʊ ərˌbɑx /

noun

Arnold Red, 1917–2006, U.S. basketball coach and manager.
Berthold 1812–82, German novelist.

Auerbach British

/ ˈaʊəˌbɑːk /

noun

Frank ( Helmuth ). born 1931, British painter, born in Germany, noted esp for his use of impasto

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Before Auerbach arrived with a plan, Blevins was earning that experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

And in particular Auerbach was shocked there were zero tickets available for the opening ceremony, while closing ceremony tickets started at $4,900 apiece before fees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Maybe it’s time to revive the old, possibly apocryphal Red Auerbach legends about fire alarms and turning off the air conditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

His first retrospective exhibition was held at London's Hayward Gallery in 1978 and Auerbach was awarded the Golden Lion prize at the 1986 Venice Biennale.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024

“Nearly half of the members of the metropolitan bar earned less than the minimum subsistence level for American families,” Jerold Auerbach writes of the Depression years in New York.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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