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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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A graduate of Baruch College and an Ida B. Wells Scholar at City University of New York, Dalvin has a master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in business and economics reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 31, 2026

The other three deceased were identified as Tamir Nimrodi, 20, Eitan Levy, 53, and Uriel Baruch, 35, the Hostages Families Forum said.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

After his mother died of cancer, Baruch decided that he wanted to “carry on her legacy” and launched Project Coffee Cup in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2025

“We didn’t have much, but we enjoyed each other’s company,” Baruch said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2025

Baruch tried to say, and Lord Asriel realized his mind was wandering.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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