Perelman

American

[per-uhl-muhn, purl-] / ˈpɛr əl mən, ˈpɜrl- /

noun

S(idney) J(oseph), 1904–79, U.S. author.

Perelman British

/ ˈpɜːl-, ˈpɛrəlmən /

noun

S ( idney ) J ( oseph ). 1904–79, US humorous writer. After scriptwriting for the Marx Brothers, he published many collections of articles, including Crazy Like a Fox (1944) and Eastward, Hi! (1977)

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“It’s been decades since we’ve had a new treatment,” said George Cotsarelis, chair of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia.

From MarketWatch

Dr. Goldfarb is chairman of Do No Harm and a former associate dean at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rich Perelman, former vice president of press operations for the 1984 L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

“Anyone who says that they haven’t done something in their life that they regret is a liar,” said Perelman, who today runs The Sports Examiner, an online news site dedicated to Olympic sports.

From Los Angeles Times

A study from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, published in the journal Sleep, found that pink noise reduced REM sleep and disrupted overall sleep recovery.

From Science Daily

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