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Ogburn

American  
[og-burn] / ˈɒg bɜrn /

noun

  1. William Fielding, 1886–1959, U.S. sociologist and educator.


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“It’s black and white in the law, but it’s very vague when you’re in the moment,” said Dr. Tony Ogburn, an OB-GYN in San Antonio.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

Ogburn Station Meat Market was founded in the summer of 1975 by three butchers.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2020

“Make sure that the people you have named know what their responsibilities are, and send them copies of the documents,” said Rudy Ogburn, an estate planning lawyer in Raleigh, N.C.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2020

“That’s kind of a really exciting finding, to know they’re kind of your local rays, potentially, in that area,” Ogburn said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2018

Will Ogburn, who was also teaching at Summer School that year, and whose lectures I attended, introduced us to Hart's "Psychology of Insanity," several books by Freud, McDougall's "Social Psychology," etc.

From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

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