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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

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Warburg Pincus, which has more than US$10.0 billion invested in Asia-Pacific real-estate platforms and ventures, reiterated that it is only interested in Ingenia if the company halts its proposed acquisition of Australia-listed home builder Peet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Warburg Pincus already has exposure to Asia-Pacific retirement living through a joint venture with South Korean developer SK D&D.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Warburg Pincus made an improved 1.50 billion U.S. dollar offer for Australia’s Ingenia Communities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Writing about the idiosyncratic art historian Aby Warburg, Irwin relates how, in the late 1920s, Warburg designed a stamp bearing an image of a soaring plane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Measured by the standards established by Warburg, most pesticides meet the criterion of the perfect carcinogen too well for comfort.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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