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Auerbach

American  
[au-er-bahk, aur-, au-uhr-bahkh] / ˈaʊ ərˌbɑk, ˈaʊr-, ˈaʊ ərˌbɑx /

noun

  1. Arnold Red, 1917–2006, U.S. basketball coach and manager.

  2. Berthold 1812–82, German novelist.


Auerbach British  
/ ˈaʊəˌbɑːk /

noun

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

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In Boston, Red Auerbach, whose Jewish father emigrated from Russia, coached the Celtics to nine NBA championships between 1957 and 1966.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The imitation restaurants are a form of flattery, Bob Auerbach, the founder’s stepson, previously told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 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

It was the second consecutive LP produced by Dan Auerbach, the Black Keys frontman, and released via his record label, Easy Eye Sound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025

“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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