Rollins

[ rol-inz ]

/ ˈrɒl ɪnz /

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noun

Theodore Walter "Sonny", born 1930, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.

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How to use Rollins in a sentence

The dispute has also reverberated beyond Rollins’ case to impact Georgians.
He Wanted to Fix Rural America’s Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million.|by Max Blau for Georgia Health News|September 22, 2020|ProPublica
Rollins’ network includes a company called Ethica, which includes 55 nursing homes, and related firms that supply the facilities with prescription drugs, health care supplies and medical transportation.
He Wanted to Fix Rural America’s Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million.|by Max Blau for Georgia Health News|September 22, 2020|ProPublica
If the appeal fails, taxpayers will be responsible for paying back the money, not Rollins.
He Wanted to Fix Rural America’s Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million.|by Max Blau for Georgia Health News|September 22, 2020|ProPublica
Over nearly two decades, Rollins quietly built one of Georgia’s largest health care empires with the help of approximately $300 million in bonus payments under the federal program.
He Wanted to Fix Rural America’s Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million.|by Max Blau for Georgia Health News|September 22, 2020|ProPublica

Rollins believed he could convince development authority officials to use their agencies to apply for those bonus payments from Medicaid.
He Wanted to Fix Rural America’s Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million.|by Max Blau for Georgia Health News|September 22, 2020|ProPublica
Three days after that, the author of the original Rollins piece published a defense of his skewering of the sax icon.
What’s With This Uncool Surge in Jazz Bashing?|Ted Gioia|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rollins became just the latest media figure to spark controversy for his thoughts on the Williams tragedy.
Is Alimony Anti-Feminist?|Keli Goff|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rollins agreed that Rove may have a hard time prying open rich Republican wallets in the future.
Is the Cult of Karl Rove Over?|David Freedlander|November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“By choosing Paul Ryan, Romney helped shore up the base in the party,” Republican strategist Ed Rollins says.
Rating the 2012 Veep Candidates: How Biden, Ryan Did|Paul Alexander|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But Rollins sees a bright silver lining for the Republicans in the current RNC leadership.
Ground Game: Obama Campaign Opens Up a Big Lead in Field Offices|John Avlon, Michael Keller|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Nute, Mr. Rollins, and myself were accordingly selected, and under a strong escort taken to the place.
A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute|Horace Holden
Captain Barnard, Rollins, Nute, and myself preferred the ship's boat.
A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute|Horace Holden
After the departure of the captain and Rollins, we were treated with much greater severity than we had been before.
A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute|Horace Holden
He added briskly, after a moment, "What do you expect to get out of this, Rollins?"
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
Now thats just like you, George Rollins, always ready to find fault, and throw cold water on everything.
Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube|Louis Arundel

British Dictionary definitions for Rollins

Rollins

/ (ˈrɒlɪnz) /

noun

Sonny, original name Theodore Walter Rollins . born 1930, US jazz tenor saxophonist, noted for his improvisation

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