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Lardner

American

[lahrd-ner] / ˈlɑrd nər /

noun

Ring(gold Wilmer) 1885–1933, U.S. short-story writer and journalist.

Lardner British

/ ˈlɑːdnə /

noun

Ring ( old Wilmer ). 1885–1933, US short-story writer and journalist, whose best-known works are collected in How to Write Short Stories (1924) and The Love Nest (1926)

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“It’s possible the CIT, as part of its remand, will set up some kind of court-overseen process,” said Greg Husisian, a partner at Foley & Lardner who is representing several Fortune 500 companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

In Britain, where the family lived for more than a decade, Hannah Weinstein produced movies and television series using blacklisted actors and writers like Ring Lardner Jr. and Ian McLellan Hunter.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Kise left the megafirm Foley & Lardner to be one of Trump’s attorneys.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

As part of the case, Amazon will have a chance to assert pro-competitive justifications for its alleged conduct, said antitrust lawyer Diane Hazel of law firm Foley & Lardner.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2023

I mean, for instance, I don't see how he could like a phony book like that and still like that one by Ring Lardner, or that other one he's so crazy about, The Great Gatsby.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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