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Lerner

American  
[lur-ner] / ˈlɜr nər /

noun

  1. Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.


Lerner British  
/ ˈlɜːnə /

noun

  1. Alan Jay. 1914–86, US songwriter and librettist. With Frederick Loewe he wrote My Fair Lady (1956) and Camelot (1960) as well as a number of film scripts, including Gigi (1958)

"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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Those items underscore the importance of local election results, and will “remain relevant after election day, regardless of which party gains seats” in Congress, Lerner wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

To find the biological machinery behind this unusual behavior, Lerner extracted DNA from the entire community of microorganisms living in the soil samples.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

To investigate how microorganisms digest biodegradable plastics, University of Konstanz biologists Harry Lerner and David Schleheck studied the entire process of microbial decomposition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Still, Lerner emphasizes that, as the bull market completes its fourth year, “age alone is not a reason to become defensive.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

A few pianists, notably Alfred Cortôt and Tina Lerner, play their passage work with flat fingers, but this, in Miss Lerner's case, is doubtless caused by the small size of the hand.

From Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers by Harriette Brower

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