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herb

[urb, hurb] / ɜrb, hɜrb /








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As the late economist Herb Stein famously observed, if something can’t go on forever, it will stop.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The horse was partially owned by legendary record producer Jerry Moss, the M along with Herb Alpert in A&M records.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

“It looks like the company’s seemingly blatant attempts at counterfeiting patented weight-loss drugs via compounding finally went too far,” said On the Street Substack author Herb Greenberg.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

In 2004, director Gavin O’Connor’s “Miracle” starred Kurt Russell as coach Herb Brooks, who was played by Karl Malden in the 1981 made-for-TV “Miracle on Ice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Not even Herb Gale, his own roommate, ever called him "Bob" or even "Ack."

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger