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Baum

American  
[bawm, bahm, baum] / bɔm, bɑm, baʊm /

noun

  1. L(yman) Frank 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.

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


Baum British  
/ bɔːm, bɑːm /

noun

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

"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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There was investment in the transfer window with the likes of England international Georgia Stanway and Spain full-back Ona Batlle arriving, as well as the talented, young Germany forward Lisa Baum.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Actor Denis Leary voices the restaurant’s creator, Joe Baum, drawn from decades of archival recordings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

This year Baum travelled to Germany to talk about his family's experience of antisemitic persecution and to warn against far-right agitation, including at anti-AfD protests.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The D.A.’s estimate “simply does not match what we are seeing in our review process, which includes a significant, detailed fraud prevention and detection protocol,” said Andy Baum, an outside lawyer L.A.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Here's the kicker, though: Morgenstern’s Florinese version came before Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz, so in spite of the fact that he was the originator, he comes out just the other way around.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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