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Sachs

American  
[zahks] / zɑks /

noun

  1. Hans 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.

  2. Nelly (Leonie), 1891–1970, German poet and playwright, in Sweden after 1940: Nobel Prize 1966.


Sachs British  
/ zaks /

noun

  1. Hans (hans). 1494–1576, German master shoemaker and Meistersinger, portrayed by Wagner in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

  2. Nelly ( Leonie ). 1891–1970, German Jewish poet and dramatist, who escaped from Nazi Germany and settled in Sweden. Her works include Eli: A Mystery Play of the Sufferings of Israel (1951) and `O the Chimneys', a poem about the Nazi extermination camps. Nobel prize for literature 1966 jointly with Shmuel Yosef Agnon

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Beijing is also moving to accelerate spending in the second-half of the year on its “Six Networks,” according to Goldman Sachs.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Energy Fuels said it has obtained a $250 million term loan financing commitment from Goldman Sachs to refinance Vac’s existing debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

The effect was especially pronounced in finance and technology, including giants such as JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

The Goldman Sachs forex team underlines Baur’s point: “rate differentials have a larger and more consistent correlation with the dollar than oil prices.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Once again they shocked and delighted him: Goldman Sachs e-mailed him a great long list of crappy mortgage bonds to choose from.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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