Sorensen

[ sur-uhn-suhn; Danish sœ-ruhn-suhn ]

/ ˈsɜr ən sən; Danish ˈsœ rən sən /

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So·ren Pe·ter Lau·ritz

[sœ-ruhn pey-ter lou-rits], /ˈsœ rən ˈpeɪ tər ˈlaʊ rɪts/, 1868–1939, Danish chemist: developed pH scale.

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You have to have a very “active planning group … to make sure those funds aren’t being moved around to places it shouldn’t go,” said Sorensen.
If Your Local Park Sucks, This Is Probably Why|MacKenzie Elmer|July 6, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Former aides Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Ted Sorensen rewrote history to make him more liberal than he really was.
How the Left Spun the Kennedy Myth|Ira Stoll|November 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Such a portrayal may have been flattering to Sorensen, or somehow psychologically soothing to the former aide.
How the Left Spun the Kennedy Myth|Ira Stoll|November 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Neither White nor Sorensen nor Schlesinger deserve blanket condemnations.
How the Left Spun the Kennedy Myth|Ira Stoll|November 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Friday afternoon, I received an email from Marriott International CEO Arne Sorensen.
Washington Won’t Budge Until Private Sector Feels the Pain|Daniel Gross|December 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The taping system was so secret that even top advisers like Ted Sorensen and Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., knew nothing of it.
JFK’s Secret White House Recordings Unveiled|Ted Widmer|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The captain, my old friend Sorensen, knew her as he knew his wife.
My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 1 of 3|William Clark Russell
As he climbed out of the jeep, Sorensen brought with him the Black Suitcase.
With No Strings Attached|Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA David Gordon)
Giving Sorensen that information might make him even more touchy.
With No Strings Attached|Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA David Gordon)
Sorensen put it on the lab table, but he didnt open it right away.
With No Strings Attached|Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA David Gordon)
She took her place among the girls, and worked with them, sitting beside Nelly Sorensen, who was to have charge of the workroom.
All Sorts and Conditions of Men|Walter Besant