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Ogden

American  
[awg-duhn, og-] / ˈɔg dən, ˈɒg- /

noun

  1. Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.

  2. a city in N Utah.

  3. a male given name.


Ogden British  
/ ˈɒɡdən /

noun

  1. C ( harles ) K ( ay ). 1889–1957, English linguist, who, with I. A. Richards, devised Basic English

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Det Insp Dave Ogden described the incident as "truly heart breaking" adding: "My thoughts remain with the family and loved ones of the young boy who has so tragically lost his life."

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

He had three guests - rapper and Chelsea fan Songer, and Tom Ogden and Joe Donovan from indie band Blossoms.

From BBC May 22, 2026

First, on Ogden Avenue in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn, there was the Cigars & Stripes Muffler Man.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Ogden grew up near Stratton, Vt., training on the same trails as Diggins.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

The truly admirable thing about Ogden Loring was that he did not care at all that the entire town of Ravenel, South Carolina, believed that he was at least half crazy.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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