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Richardson

American  
[rich-erd-suhn] / ˈrɪtʃ ərd sən /

noun

  1. Henry Handel Henrietta Richardson Robertson, 1870–1946, Australian novelist.

  2. Henry Hobson 1838–86, U.S. architect.

  3. Jack (Carter), 1934–2012, U.S. playwright and novelist.

  4. Sir Owen Williams, 1879–1959, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1928.

  5. Sir Ralph (David), 1902–83, English actor.

  6. Samuel, 1689–1761, English novelist.

  7. Tony, 1928–91, English motion-picture and theatrical director.

  8. Walter Hart, 1880–1961, U.S. journalist.

  9. a city in northeastern Texas, near Dallas.


Richardson British  
/ ˈrɪtʃədsən /

noun

  1. Dorothy M ( iller ). 1873–1957, British novelist, a pioneer of stream-of-consciousness writing: author of the novel sequence Pilgrimage (14 vols, 1915–67)

  2. Henry Handel . pen name of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson , 1870–1946, Australian novelist; author of the trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (1917–29)

  3. Sir Owen Willans . 1879–1959, British physicist; a pioneer in the study of atomic physics: Nobel prize for physics 1928

  4. Sir Ralph ( David ). 1902–83, British stage and screen actor

  5. Samuel . 1689–1761, British novelist whose psychological insight and use of the epistolary form exerted a great influence on the development of the novel. His chief novels are Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1747)

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District Judge Eli Richardson ordered quick responses in the case, directing the government to file a written justification this week.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Throughout my entire life the onus has always been on the woman to protect herself," says Rosie Richardson, a technology company product and strategy director.

From BBC

"Paper mills operate by a variety of different models," Richardson added.

From Science Daily

"She was the forerunner of Take Two - without her, we could never have made it as we did," Richardson told The Hollywood Reporter.

From BBC

“The Big Bopper” Richardson were en route to perform when their plane crashed.

From Los Angeles Times