Stanford

American  

[stan-ferd] / ˈstæn fərd /

noun

1. (Amasa) Leland, 1824–93, U.S. railroad developer, politician, and philanthropist: governor of California 1861–63; senator 1885–93.

2. a male given name.

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Stanford British  

/ ˈstænfəd /

noun

1. Sir Charles ( Villiers ). 1852–1924, Anglo-Irish composer and conductor, who as a teacher at the Royal College of Music had much influence on the succeeding generation of composers: noted esp for his church music, oratorios, and cantatas

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Stanford

After meeting his co-founders at Stanford, the group launched delivery service PaloAltoDelivery.com in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“They’re the hungry players,” said Tara VanDerveer, the Hall of Fame former women’s basketball coach at Stanford who now counts herself as a Valkyries fan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

In the four years to December 2022, Stanford researchers analysed four million job applications processed by an AI hiring tool, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Instead of the basement of the Stanford University psychology building, the series takes place in an actual prison, somewhere in Georgia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Perhaps not at the park itself,” Mrs. Stanford clarified.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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