Katz

American

[kats] / kæts /

noun

Sir Bernard 1911–2003, British biophysicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1970.

Katz British

/ ˈkæts /

noun

Sir Bernard. 1911–2003, British neurophysiologist, born in Germany. Shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1970) with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler

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It is unclear whether the announcement will affect Powell’s decision to stay as a Fed governor, said Ian Katz, managing director of Capital Alpha.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Katz noted that MCCPs share similarities with PFAS, a group of chemicals often called "forever chemicals" because they break down very slowly in the environment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Katz had already announced the intention to create a buffer zone in the south of Lebanon earlier in the month.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Richard Katz, former president of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners, proposed in a letter to the state board that DWP should pause its use of water from the Mono Basin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Katz was always a new man in town.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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