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Richards

[rich-erdz]

noun

  1. Dickinson Woodruff 1895–1973, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize 1956.

  2. I(vor) A(rmstrong) 1893–1979, English literary critic in the U.S.

  3. Theodore William, 1868–1928, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1914.



Richards

/ ˈrɪtʃədz /

noun

  1. I ( vor ) A ( rmstrong ). 1893–1979, British literary critic and linguist, who, with C. K. Ogden, wrote The Meaning of Meaning (1923) and devised Basic English

  2. Sir Gordon . 1904–86, English flat-racing jockey: champion jockey 26 times between 1925 and 1953; won 4870 races, including fourteen English classics

  3. Sir Viv , full name Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards . born 1952, West Indian cricketer, born in Antigua; played in 121 tests, 50 as captain; scored 8,540 test runs

“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

Richards

  1. American chemist and educator whose survey of water quality in Massachusetts led to the establishment of the first water quality standards in the United States and the first modern sewage treatment plant.

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Promoted Durban City forced a 0-0 draw at Richards Bay and trail Galaxy on goal difference.

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Jim Richards, a broadcaster on News Talk 1010 in Toronto, said that Canada may be forced to reassess its relationship with the United States.

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For Sophie Richards, 29, those early conversations were just part of the daunting prospect of finding love when you have endometriosis, which can cause infertility.

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“These losers lost at the ballot box and soon they will also lose in court,” Brandon Richards, a Newsom spokesman, said Thursday.

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Glen Powell stars as Ben Richards, a cash-strapped, employer-blacklisted father who begrudgingly agrees to be a contestant on a television hit that no one has survived.

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