Baum

[ bawm, bahm for 1; boum for 2 ]

/ bɔm, bɑm for 1; baʊm for 2 /

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noun

L(y·man) Frank

[lahy-muhn], /ˈlaɪ mən/, 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.

Vicki, 1888–1960, U.S. novelist, born in Austria.

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How to use Baum in a sentence

Still, Baum doesn’t buy the idea that viruses had anything to do with the origin of the nucleus.
Did Viruses Create the Nucleus? The Answer May Be Near.|Christie Wilcox|November 25, 2020|Quanta Magazine
A few years later, Baum posited that the math behind tumor growth looked more like chaos theory than anything else.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It is so expensive it makes me weep,” says Baum, the British oncologist.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Baum's review was awesome: This is a disgraceful book, both in what O'Connor has to say and how she has chosen to say it.
Now She Tells Us|Michael Tomasky|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Self-described liberal "gun guy" Dan Baum has traveled across the nation interviewing gun owners.
The Left is Blowing it on Gun Control|David Frum|March 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Baum inquired about whether Valle had ever actually met or even spoken on the phone with any of those he chatted with online.
Cannibal Cop May Be Saved by His Own Words|Michael Daly|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On their approach, Baum strangely mistaking them for loyalists coming to his aid, held still.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
Accordingly, with a force of five hundred men and two light field-pieces, Baum set forth, in proud anticipation of success.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
In the mean while, Baum took post on the banks of the Walloon creek, to await the arrival of his auxiliaries.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
Before Baum made his appearance, the number of Americans had swelled to about two thousand.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
Baum was cursing the scene-shifters, clamoring for more verdure.
The Salamander|Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for Baum

Baum

/ (bɔːm, bɑːm) /

noun

L (yman) Frank 1856–1919, US novelist, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and its sequels

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