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Goldberg

American  
[gohld-burg] / ˈgoʊld bɜrg /

noun

  1. Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.

  2. Reuben Lucius Rube, 1883–1970, U.S. cartoonist, whose work often depicts deviously complex and impractical inventions.


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She reprised the show on Broadway two decades later, but for the latest iteration, presented by Lincoln Center Theater off-Broadway, Ms. Goldberg is staying offstage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Appeared in the July 10, 2026, print edition as 'Notable & Quotable: Goldberg'.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

“No one else has that yet,” Goldberg said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

The panel of co-hosts — Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin — did not ask Vance to address the program’s ongoing tension with the Federal Communications Commission.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

It was caught on a bounce and thrown to Sidney Goldberg, but by that time Danny Saunders was standing solidly on my base and the yeshiva team was screaming with joy.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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