Rogers

[ roj-erz ]

/ ˈrɒdʒ ərz /

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noun

Bernard, 1893–1968, U.S. composer.

Bruce, 1870–1957, U.S. book designer and printer.

Carl (Ransom), 1902–87, U.S. psychologist.

Ginger Virginia Katherine McMath, 1911–1995, U.S. actress and dancer: longtime partner of Fred Astaire.

James Gamble, 1867–1947, U.S. architect.

John, 1829–1904, U.S. sculptor.

Robert, 1731–95, American pioneer and commander in the British regular army during the French and Indian War.

Samuel, 1763–1855, English poet.

Will(iam Penn A·dair)

[uh-dair], /əˈdɛər/, 1879–1935, U.S. actor and humorist.

William P(ierce), 1913–2001, U.S. lawyer: Attorney General 1957–61; secretary of state 1969–73.

a city in NW Arkansas.

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The nurse positioned the camera close to his face, and it seemed to Rogers that his eyes focused on hers.
Covid-19 destroyed a young man’s lungs. Can his foster mom let him go?|Steve Thompson|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
Rogers has found that they’re also more likely to make another kind of mistake, called a conjunction error.
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Rogers knows his size might be the first thing people notice, but he doesn’t want it to be the thing everyone remembers.
At 5-foot-2, a college guard puts up numbers that overshadow his height|Rick Maese|December 26, 2020|Washington Post
Rogers was reminded of similar conversations with other residents who lived near Plant Mitchell.
A Power Company’s Quiet Land-Buying Spree Could Shield It From Coal Ash Cleanup Costs|by Max Blau for Georgia Health News|November 24, 2020|ProPublica

Rogers defended the money spent on various projects that have drawn limited results.
The Elk, the Tourists and the Missing Coal Country Jobs|by R.G. Dunlop, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting|October 22, 2020|ProPublica
“The process of getting the approval is too slow and is too cumbersome,” Rogers said.
ISIS Fight Has a Spy Shortage, Intel Chair Says|Kimberly Dozier|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nerd Cruise By Adam Rogers, Wired What 800 Nerds on a Cruise Ship Taught Me About Life, the Universe, and Snorkeling.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 22-28, 2014|William Boot|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nevertheless, Brian Rogers, a McCain aide pushed back against UANI, calling the Rio Tinto-Iran connection “a red herring.”
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of these, Mary Rogers, went missing, only to turn up in the Hudson River in 1841.
Brooklyn’s Gangster Graveyard|Nina Strochlic|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He likes small windows and greatly dislikes the sweeping areas of glass and metal that characterise the work of Richard Rogers.
Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland|Clive Irving|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When he entered the agency office, Lowell was greeted with an excited hail from Ed Rogers.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
I shall go to jail as John Rogers went to the stake—for my principles.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot|William Gannaway Brownlow
The next year a similar patent was granted to James Rogers for the manufacture of pearl-ash.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene
My sister and I are the daughters of Captain Rogers, who commanded a 700-ton barque owned by our uncle.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont
Major Rogers, a brave patriot, commanded a corps of rangers in the winter of 1758.
Stories of Heroic Deeds for Boys and Girls|James Johonnot

British Dictionary definitions for Rogers

Rogers

/ (ˈrɒdʒəz) /

noun

Ginger, real name Virginia McMath . 1911–95, US dancer and film actress, who partnered Fred Astaire

Richard, Baron Rogers of Riverside. born 1933, British architect. His works include the Pompidou Centre in Paris (1971–77; with Renzo Piano), the Lloyd's building in London (1986), the Millennium Dome in Greenwich (1999), and Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 (2008)

William Penn Adair, known as Will . 1879–1935, US actor, newspaper columnist, and humorist in the homespun tradition

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Rogers

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Carl Ransom 1902-1987

American psychologist who founded humanistic psychology

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