Peterson
[pee-ter-suh n]
- Oscar Emmanuel,1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- Roger Tory,1908–1996, U.S. ornithologist, author, and artist.
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Contemporary Examples
He cited Ernst and her husband Gail in his reasons for resignation, specifically for how they had treated Peterson.
In 2005, ‘Iowa Nice’ Ernst Helped to Oust Veterans From Local Board After They Opposed Her CandidacyBen Jacobs
October 13, 2014
Peterson tweeted this earlier this afternoon, presumably around the time he found out about the indictment.
Adrian Peterson’s ‘Whooping’ and Ray Rice’s Knockout Are Both Domestic ViolenceRobert Silverman
September 13, 2014
To be clear, what Peterson (allegedly) did is abhorrent and almost beyond comprehension.
Adrian Peterson’s ‘Whooping’ and Ray Rice’s Knockout Are Both Domestic ViolenceRobert Silverman
September 13, 2014
As punishment, Peterson said he gave the boy a “normal whooping” by hitting the boy repeatedly with a tree branch.
Adrian Peterson’s ‘Whooping’ and Ray Rice’s Knockout Are Both Domestic ViolenceRobert Silverman
September 13, 2014
Peterson has been reportedly investigation for some time and testified for a grand jury weeks ago.
Adrian Peterson’s ‘Whooping’ and Ray Rice’s Knockout Are Both Domestic ViolenceRobert Silverman
September 13, 2014
Historical Examples
Dr. Peterson says that the sunstroke was only the determining cause.
The Stark Munro LettersJ. Stark Munro
The wonder was not that he lost, but that he succeeded in finishing at Peterson's at all.
Blazed Trail StoriesStewart Edward White
Meantime, I found Peterson, my old skipper, much as I had expected.
The Lady and the PirateEmerson Hough
He approached me now, with a salute, which probably he copied from Peterson.
The Lady and the PirateEmerson Hough
The morning papers, very likely, Peterson,” said I. “The baseball scores.
The Lady and the PirateEmerson Hough
Peterson
- Oscar (Emmanuel). 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist and singer, who led his own trio from the early 1950s
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