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Bergman

American  
[burg-muhn] / ˈbɜrg mən /

noun

  1. Ingmar 1918–2007, Swedish motion-picture director and writer.

  2. Ingrid, 1915–82, Swedish film actress.


Bergman British  
/ ˈbɜːɡmən /

noun

  1. ( Ernst ) Ingmar (ˈiŋmar). 1918–2007, Swedish film and stage director, whose films include The Seventh Seal (1956), Wild Strawberries (1957), Persona (1966), Scenes from a Marriage (1974), Autumn Sonata (1978), and Fanny and Alexander (1982)

  2. Ingrid . 1915–82, Swedish film and stage actress, working in Hollywood 1938–48; noted for her leading roles in many films, including Casablanca (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Anastasia (1956), and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)

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Ms. Bergman says another country, which she declined to name, has agreed to take him, but he needs a Thai exit permit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Martina Bergman Osterberg, born in 1849, developed a Dartford college that the Windsor Magazine labelled "the most remarkable educational establishment in the world"

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The proposed rule, if enacted, might not have a huge impact on all retirement savers, Bergman said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Newer versions of ChatGPT have introduced additional safeguards, acknowledged Matthew Bergman, founding attorney of the Social Media Victims Law Center.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

An unpretentious Lutheran church—a chapel, really—that looks like a set for an Ingmar Bergman drama and can seat only about fifty parishioners, guards the site of the cemetery.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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