Rasmussen

American  

[ras-moo-suhn] / ˈræs mʊ sən /

noun

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

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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

Correspondent Sune Engel Rasmussen joined the country’s navy on a recent patrol of the Irish Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Mr. Rasmussen, a professor of political science at Syracuse University, has the more dramatic story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

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From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Rule Rasmussen, a Norwegian concert manager, and Kosti Vehanen, a Finnish pianist, were traveling through Europe in search of talented performers.

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