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Braun

American  
[broun, broun] / braʊn, braʊn /

noun

  1. Eva 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.

  2. Karl Ferdinand 1850–1918, German physicist and specialist in wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in Physics 1909.

  3. Wernher von 1912–77, German rocket engineer, in U.S. after 1945.


Braun British  
/ braun /

noun

  1. Eva (ˈeːfa). 1910–45, Adolf Hitler's mistress, whom he married shortly before their suicides in 1945

  2. Karl Ferdinand . 1850–1918, German physicist, who invented crystal diodes (leading to the development of crystal radio) and the oscilloscope. He shared the Nobel prize for physics (1909) with Marconi

  3. See (Wernher) von Braun

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Braun argued to jurors Monday that a “reasonable sum for this loss is $10 million.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The original story by Travis Braun was ranked No. 1 on the 2024 Black List of the best unproduced screenplays.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Representatives for Braun and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

For Braun, it ratchets up longer-running challenges of keeping Coke’s brands relevant with a new generation as fewer Americans drink soda and as they tighten their purse strings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

In 1992, the stakes again felt high: Another African American candidate, Carol Moseley Braun, had surprised everyone by narrowly winning the Democratic nomination for the U.S.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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