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Baruch

American  
[bair-uhk, buh-rook] / ˈbɛər ək, bəˈruk /

noun

  1. Bible. the amanuensis and friend of Jeremiah and nominal author of the book of Baruch in the Apocrypha.

  2. Bernard Mannes 1870–1965, U.S. statesman and financier.

  3. a first name.


Baruch British  
/ ˈbɛərʊk, ˈbɑː- /

noun

  1. Bible

    1. a disciple of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 32–36)

    2. the book of the Apocrypha said to have been written by him

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Gu and Baruch Lev, a professor of accounting and finance at New York University, are authors of the recently published book “The M&A Failure Trap.”

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“You can call it a one-two punch,” said Ted Henken, a Cuba expert at Baruch College.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

April Chavez sacked quarterback Aubrie Baruch on fourth down at midfield with 1:05 left and Eastvale Roosevelt held on for a 14-12 triumph over La Serna.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025

Uriel Baruch, 35, was abducted from the Nova festival.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025

He looked closely at the Himalaya, but he could see nothing like the map Baruch had sketched.

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