Ogden

[ awg-duhn, og- ]

/ ˈɔg dən, ˈɒg- /

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noun

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

a city in N Utah.

a male given name.

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How to use Ogden in a sentence

This was one of a few greatest hits that came up repeatedly in discussions about how Ogden uses the technology in its real time crime center.
Inside the rise of police department real-time crime centers|Rowan Moore Gerety|April 19, 2021|MIT Technology Review
A former US Treasury officer was going through a statewide register of pawned goods, looking for matches with property reported stolen in Ogden.
Inside the rise of police department real-time crime centers|Rowan Moore Gerety|April 19, 2021|MIT Technology Review
At a conference in New Orleans in 2007, Jon Greiner, then the chief of police in Ogden, Utah, heard a presentation by the New York City Police Department about a sophisticated new data hub called a “real time crime center.”
Inside the rise of police department real-time crime centers|Rowan Moore Gerety|April 19, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Footage from a city-owned surveillance camera at Ogden’s water treatment plant allowed Weloth’s team to “put him where the phone said he was,” tightening the case for the prosecution.
Inside the rise of police department real-time crime centers|Rowan Moore Gerety|April 19, 2021|MIT Technology Review

Apartments in the Ogden sell in the low- to mid-six figures.
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The 21-year-old was crowned Miss Utah on October 27, 2012, at the Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts in Ogden, Utah.
Miss Utah Marissa Powell’s Face-Palm Moment During the Miss USA Pageant|Marlow Stern|June 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the city of Ogden, Utah, is launching a 54-foot, remote-controlled “crime-fighting blimp” with a powerful surveillance camera.
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Ogden, Jane, et al. “Understanding the Role of Life Events in Weight Loss and Weight Gain.”
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In July, 800 people demonstrated on behalf of public-school teachers in Ogden, Utah.
The Liberals’ Tea Party|Michelle Goldberg|August 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Ogden Hoffman, a distinguished member of the New York bar, died, aged 62.
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On the day of his appointment, he was dressed as the ordinary business man about to take the train for Ogden or points west.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
Frank proceeded to Ogden, Utah, where he spent three days in sight-seeing.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery|Burt L. Standish
I traveled with her from Ogden, and she left me a moment before you observed her.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery|Burt L. Standish
Emma Abbott was warned that the stage in the concert hall of the town of Ogden was bitterly cold.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ogden

Ogden

/ (ˈɒɡdən) /

noun

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

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