Rodney
George Brydg·es [brij-iz], /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/, Baron, 1718–92, British admiral.
a male given name: an Old English family name, taken from a placename.
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By calculating how the intervening cluster’s gravity alters the path the supernova’s light rays take, Rodney and his colleagues predict that the supernova will appear again in 2037, give or take a couple of years.
A supernova’s delayed reappearance could pin down how fast the universe expands | Ken Croswell | September 13, 2021 | Science News“We look for the qualities that are evocative of V.S.O.P Privilege,” explained Hennessy Senior Vice President Rodney Williams.
Los Angeles had been on edge all day with memories of the Rodney King and Watts riots surfacing.
Dispatch From USC Protests over Ferguson | Maya Richard Craven | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTConditions are worsening and the Rodney King verdict is certainly not the most egregious injustice in our midst.
‘Why Have I Lost Control?’: Cory Booker in ’92 on Rodney King Echoes Ferguson | Cory Booker | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt happened during the L.A. riots, when anger over the police beating of Rodney King spilled into Koreatown.
Ferguson's Other Race Problem: Riots Damaged Asian-Owned Stores | Tim Mak | August 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Producers Timbaland, Jerome “J-Roc” Harmon and Rodney Jerkins are all at the top of their game working with Jackson.
The Westminster battle begins this morning; Rodney will be chose almost unanimously.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonHaving been round and talked to everybody and done my best to cheer them up, I met and had a word with Capt. Rodney.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieRodney was bitterly disappointed, for a decisive victory seemed within his grasp.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntAs Rodney was a tory his distinguished services were peculiarly gratifying to the king and the government.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntRodney headed the poll for Westminster, but Fox secured the second seat, defeating a ministerial candidate.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
British Dictionary definitions for Rodney
/ (ˈrɒdnɪ) /
George Brydges, 1st Baron Rodney. 1719–92, English admiral: captured Martinique (1762): defeated the Spanish at Cape St Vincent (1780) and the French under Admiral de Grasse off Dominica (1782), restoring British superiority in the Caribbean
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