Randolph
Americannoun
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A(sa) Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader: president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925–68.
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Edmund Jennings 1753–1813, U.S. statesman: first U.S. Attorney General 1789–94; secretary of state 1794–95.
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John, 1773–1833, U.S. statesman and author.
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a town in E Massachusetts, S of Boston.
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a male given name.
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Edmund Jennings , 1753–1813, US politician. He was a member of the convention that framed the US constitution (1787), attorney general (1789–94), and secretary of state (1794–95)
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John , called Randolph of Roanoke . 1773–1833, US politician, noted for his eloquence: in 1820 he opposed the Missouri Compromise that outlawed slavery
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Sir Thomas ; 1st Earl of Moray. Died 1332, Scottish soldier: regent after the death of Robert the Bruce (1329)
Example Sentences
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"Our goal is to advance a therapeutic drug capable of preserving liver function and mitigating the necessity for liver transplants in people who've undergone small bowel surgery," said Gwendalyn Randolph, PhD, the study's senior author and the Emil R. Unanue Distinguished Professor of Immunology in the WashU Medicine Department of Pathology & Immunology.
From Science Daily
Conflict of interest: Authors Kim A, Warner B, Elgendy B, and Randolph G are part of an intellectual property claim for the use of intestinal LXR agonists to treat SBS, US Patent Application No. 18/997, 728 entitled "Compositions for the Treatment of Intestinal Failure and Use Thereof."
From Science Daily
In a 2021 study conducted with Randolph, researchers discovered that substances produced by gut bacteria can travel to the liver after surgery and cause damage.
From Science Daily
In "The Gallerist" -- starring Oscar winners Natalie Portman and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, along with Jenna Ortega and Sterling K. Brown -- a desperate curator tries to sell a dead body at Art Basel Miami.
From Barron's
Taft’s Thomas Randolph is coaching the East team that has a strong group of quarterbacks, including Michael Wynn Jr. of St. Genevieve.
From Los Angeles Times
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