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Rukeyser

American  
[roo-kahy-zer] / ˈru kaɪ zər /

noun

  1. Muriel, 1913–80, U.S. poet.


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The Connecticut native and University of Virginia grad’s first job was at CNBC, where she was a producer on a program hosted by financial news commentator Louis Rukeyser.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2024

Mr. Rukeyser said at the time that she had been laid off with 300 other employees; in his email, he said that he did not recall the Sinatra story.

From New York Times Apr. 20, 2023

And William L. Rukeyser of Davis, Calif., pointed out that we still use the expression “Drop a dime” on someone.

From Washington Post Aug. 1, 2021

Purely in a mechanical sense it fits, in that it's a series created by a woman, Stacy Rukeyser, whose eyes presumably work.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2021

I mean, Muriel Rukeyser, I think, was the first to start, you know, writing about something like breast feeding and being a lesbian and having children and the domestic life or the body, women’s bodies.

From The New Yorker Jan. 22, 2020

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