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Hofmann

American  
[hof-muhn, hawf-mahn] / ˈhɒf mən, ˈhɔf mɑn /

noun

  1. August Wilhelm von 1818–92, German chemist.

  2. Hans, 1880–1966, U.S. painter, born in Germany.

  3. Josef (Casimir) 1876–1957, U.S. pianist and composer, born in Poland.


Hofmann British  
/ ˈhɒfmən /

noun

  1. Hans. 1880–1966, US painter, born in Germany: a pioneer of the abstract expressionist style

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An atypically gestural Mercedes Matter, from 1936, demonstrates what the artist learned from the influential German-born modernist painter and teacher Hans Hofmann, who had recently opened a school in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Legal will be a drag,” Zillow CFO Jeremy Hofmann said.

From Barron's

“We are confident in our positions and approach, and we don’t expect these matters to have a material impact on our financial position or long-term strategy,” Zillow’s Wacksman and Hofmann wrote in a letter to shareholders.

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Zillow’s cost structure leverage on its business model is improving, Hofmann said on the call.

From Barron's

In a letter to shareholders, Wacksman and CFO Jeremy Hofmann wrote that residential real estate is “highly regulated, deeply local, and centered on licensed professionals in hundreds of distinct markets,” adding that purchases are expensive, occasional, and high-stakes for consumers.

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