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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Foraker and Garner joined two years later, helping bring to market refrigerated pouches that now compete with Gerber, GoGo squeeZ and Stonyfield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
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
"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
I do not know how it first came about, but I became very intimate with Senator Foraker almost immediately after he entered the Senate, and at once grew to admire him exceedingly.
From Fifty Years of Public Service by Shelby M. Cullom
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