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Warburg

American  
[vahr-boork, wawr-burg] / ˈvɑrˌbʊərk, ˈwɔr bɜrg /

noun

  1. Otto Heinrich 1883–1970, German physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1931.


Warburg British  
/ ˈvɑrbʊrk /

noun

  1. Otto ( Heinrich ) (ˈoto). 1883–1970, German biochemist and physiologist: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1931) for his work on respiratory enzymes

"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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Permira and Warburg Pincus have proven track records fostering growth for some of the largest and fastest-growing technology businesses globally, Sahai said.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

The largest deal announced in that period was Berkshire Partners’ and Warburg Pincus’s $2.9 billion acquisition of Triumph Group, which makes aircraft parts and systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

By 2011, Warburg and his wife, Chinese-born art collector Mei Warburg, assumed full control of the site and began what would become an ambitious experiment/passion project.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Banc of California and PacWest on Tuesday announced an all-stock merger with a $400 million equity raise from Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge Partners to create a bank with $36 billion in assets.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2023

Warburg believes that either radiation or a chemical carcinogen acts by destroying the respiration of normal cells, thus depriving them of energy.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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