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Rous

American  
[rous, roos] / raʊs, rus /

noun

  1. (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.


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Capybaras’ internet fame traces back at least to 2007, when Caplin Rous, a 6-week-old capybara, licked a camera.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

There were also four meetings in the short-lived Rous Cup in the 1980s.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023

OSHA’s regional administrator, Jennifer Rous, warned that a comprehensive plan was necessary.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2021

In a statement posted to social media on Saturday, Hrabowski and provost Philip Rous said, “it is not appropriate for us to comment on specific litigation.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2018

I appoint 100l. to be lent to my nephew William Rous, which he must pay by 10l. a year to my nephew Richard Rous, his son.

From Notes and Queries, Number 237, May 13, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

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