Foraker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Foraker
First recorded in 1895–1900; named after Joseph B. Foraker (1846-1917), U.S. governor and senator from Ohio
Example Sentences
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Flying from Fairbanks to Anchorage one day, he looked down at Denali and Mount Foraker and devised what would become the compositional structure for several pieces, including “Become Ocean.”
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2020
The Foraker Act of 1900 established free trade between the island and the U.S. and placed Puerto Rico under the American monetary system and tariff provision.
From US News • Jun. 23, 2016
General Mills appointed one of its longtime employees to Annie’s without having Mr. Foraker vet her, something he had insisted on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2015
"The idea from the beginning was let's get everything we need from the mother ship and keep everything else away," said Annie's President John Foraker.
From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2015
Whatever course Captain Foraker intended to lay in the future his present one was taking him as far as possible away from Grande Mignon, St. Andrew’s, and St. John’s.
From The Harbor of Doubt by Gage, George W.
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