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Kaufman

American  
[kawf-muhn] / ˈkɔf mən /

noun

  1. George S(imon), 1889–1961, U.S. dramatist.


Kaufman British  
/ ˈkaʊfmən /

noun

  1. George S ( imon ). 1889–1961, US dramatist who, with Moss Hart, collaborated on many Broadway comedy hits

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Henry Kaufman, Salomon’s former chief economist, who became known as Dr. Doom for his bearish forecasts in the 1970s, recalled Leibowitz as a quiet man who did his analytical work “exceedingly well.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Duterte "absolutely" maintains his innocence, his former defence lawyer Nicolas Kaufman told the court in February.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Mr. Kaufman joined the Journal in 2018 as a Robert L. Bartley Fellow and then as the inaugural Joseph Rago Memorial Fellow.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Becerra told The Times that his longtime attorney Stephen Kaufman, whom he was also paying to oversee the account, didn’t flag the payments.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

My mother stayed on in the house in Kaufman.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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