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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)

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Former museum director Adam Lerner had reportedly been negotiating a three-year contract renewal when he stepped down.

From Los Angeles Times

Historically, those kinds of pullbacks happen every 77 days, says Lerner.

From Barron's

But “importantly, we are not seeing a fundamental deterioration in profits, the north star of this bull market,” Truist’s Lerner said in his note.

From MarketWatch

The jihadists' objective is indeed "the fall of the junta" and the "establishment of a caliphate", Nicolas Lerner, France's foreign intelligence chief said Monday in an interview on France Inter radio.

From Barron's

The post opened in the spring with the sudden, unexpected resignation of Adam Lerner, who had been director since the summer of 2021.

From Los Angeles Times