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Ferber

American  
[fur-ber] / ˈfɜr bər /

noun

  1. Edna, 1887–1968, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.


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Ferber, one of the founders of T+Ink, said Gary brought a lot of financial firepower, despite the stigma after Global Crossing.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

The debate over whether the Ferber method and other “crying it out” methods are good or bad still exists in parenting today — but they’re happening almost exclusively online.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2025

It didn’t take long for Jaclyn Ferber to decide to buy a sun-drenched 1959 ranch house designed by Modernist architect Edward Fickett.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2025

“Berlin” is narrated by 26-year-old Daphne Ferber, who has just moved to the German capital from London.

From New York Times May 15, 2023

“Why are you so nervous?” my friend Marlene Ferber had asked over the phone the other night.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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