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Goering

American  
[gair-ing, gur-, -ring] / ˈgɛər ɪŋ, ˈgɜr-, ˈgœ rɪŋ /

noun

  1. Hermann Wilhelm Göring, Hermann Wilhelm.


Goering British  
/ ˈɡøːrɪŋ /

noun

  1. See Göring

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Hermann Goering, a top Nazi official, plundered Goudstikker's entire collection when the art dealer fled to England in 1940.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Mr. Buruma recounts one contemporary joke: “An airplane carrying Hitler, Goering, and Goebbels crashes. All three are killed. Who is saved? Answer: The German people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Frustrated, he stepped down from the committee and, together with a University of Washington bioethicist named Sara Goering, decided to independently pursue the issue.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

But as the Nazi government took power, the collection also drew the interest of Hermann Goering, a powerful Nazi figure and the prime minister of Prussia.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

The men in the pub are talking about the terrible state of the world and how in God’s name Hermann Goering escaped the hangman an hour before the hanging.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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