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Hellman

American  
[hel-muhn] / ˈhɛl mən /

noun

  1. Lillian Florence, 1905–84, U.S. playwright.


Hellman British  
/ ˈhɛlmən /

noun

  1. Lillian. 1905–84, US dramatist. Her works include the plays The Little Foxes (1939), The Searching Wind (1944), and the autobiographical Scoundrel Time (1976)

"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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A representative for Hellman & Friedman did not immediately return a request for comment.

From MarketWatch May 4, 2026

Anthropic, Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman are each expected to invest around $300 million; Goldman Sachs also an investor.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Hellman disclosed that as Spotify’s audience continues to grow, the higher prices are designed to help with the company’s ongoing expansion.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

Arthur Hellman, a University of Pittsburgh emeritus law professor who studies judicial ethics, said there are inherent risks in having any 90-something judge preside over a lengthy case.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

Hellman was standing to one side, perspiration pouring down his face, reading his dictionary with a preoccupied frown.

From One Man's Poison by Sheckley, Robert

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