Wolff
Americannoun
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Christian von Baron. Also 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.
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Kaspar Friedrich 1733–94, German anatomist and physiologist.
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Turns out: Tobias Wolff and Salman Rushdie—though a few years before me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
The former BiFab fabrication yard at Methil in Fife failed to cash in on demand for offshore wind turbines, but since becoming part of the Harland & Wolff group things are looking up.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Wolff even said he thought Hamilton's new relationship with Kim Kardashian had also played a part.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
That is partly because the 301 statute was written to address the practices of “ ‘a foreign country,’ using the singular,” Wolff wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The data on wealth come from the Federal Reserve’s Consumer Finance Survey, analyzed by Ed-ward Wolff, a professor of economics at New York University.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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