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Meyer

American  
[mahy-er] / ˈmaɪ ər /

noun

  1. Adolf, 1866–1950, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Switzerland.

  2. Albert (Gregory), 1903–65, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman.

  3. Annie Florance Nathan, 1867–1951, U.S. writer and educator, a founder of Barnard College.

  4. Julius Lothar 1830–95, German chemist.

  5. a male given name.


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U.S. leadership teams are currently navigating challenges including market volatility, inflationary pressures, geopolitical friction and tariffs, increasing finance chiefs’ responsibilities, said Bill Reilly, a managing director of compensation consulting firm Pearl Meyer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

"If you electrify and you increase coal, then what are you doing?" veteran COP observer and E3G analyst Alden Meyer told AFP in Bonn.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

Bottle bio: A sophisticated wine made in Maldonado, Uruguay, with what Benjamin described as “layers of ripe peach, Meyer lemon and orange blossom.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

“We want fans to see as many games as possible,” Meyer said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

He, who had always eaten kosher, he, the oldest son of an oldest son of a respected family, in fact, he Meyer Mossel Eusebius Smit, was seriously being asked to eat pork.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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