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Rasmussen

American  
[ras-moo-suhn] / ˈræs mʊ sən /

noun

  1. Knud Johan Victor 1879–1933, Danish Arctic explorer.


Rasmussen British  
/ ˈrasmusən /

noun

  1. Knud Johan Victor (knuð joˈhan ˈviktɔr). 1879–1933, Danish arctic explorer and ethnologist. He led several expeditions through the Arctic in support of his theory that the North American Indians were originally migrants from Asia

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Rasmussen didn’t exist back in the 1970s, but veteran polling company Gallup did.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Mr. Rasmussen is especially good at showing how wrenching this change was.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Rasmussen Reports, which is typically a Republican- and Trump-friendly pollster, says that this Labor Day, about 45% of Americans “strongly disapprove” of Trump’s job performance.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Stuck in traffic on Interstate 84 on a Friday afternoon in August, driving toward the New Jersey shore, Rasmussen floated the idea of filling the channel with nothing but sports.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The Kobayashis—they’d planted a thousand dollars’ worth of rhubarb on five acres in Center Valley—negotiated an agreement with Torval Rasmussen to tend and harvest their crop.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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