Richards

American  

[rich-erdz] / ˈrɪtʃ ərdz /

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.

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Richards British  

/ 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

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Richards Scientific  

/ rĭch′ərdz /

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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Gareth Richards from UK Seal Alliance says "seals are very transient, and will basically go to where there is good fish stocks".

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

“Ms. Darby has brought serious and substantial claims, supported by a detailed factual record,” Darby’s lawyer Thomas K. Richards of the Beverly Hills firm Singh, Singh & Trauben, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The Rolling Stones suffered a similar fate: Keith Richards and Mick Jagger lost the rights to their early material.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Family members, now also bearing surnames like Kellermann, Millhiser and Richards, had flown and driven in from all around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The main character, Mary Richards, was a young, single woman who was interested not in starting a family—as practically every previous television heroine had been—but in advancing her career.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell