Stanford

[ stan-ferd ]

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.

Stanford

/ ˈstænfəd /

noun

1. StanfordSir Charles (Villiers)18521924MAnglo-IrishMUSIC: composerMUSIC: conductor 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

Example Sentences

“There’s nothing more personal than your immune system,” says Mark Davis, a Stanford immunologist and a collaborator on the study.

From MIT Technology Review

In 1972, Exxon’s research division hired a young chemist named Stan Whittingham on the strength of his postdoctoral work at Stanford.

From MIT Technology Review

Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson and his colleagues have created a new measure to try to capture the contribution of these digital goods.

From MIT Technology Review

Brugler noted Stanford’s Davis Mills is a high-upside prospect who should be available between the third and fifth rounds.

From Washington Post

Some maps won't be finalized until close to the drop-dead deadlines for political candidates, who need to know where their districts are in order to qualify for the ballot, said Nate Persily, a top redistricting expert and Stanford law professor.

From Axios

But a project out of Stanford University is hoping to grant Turkers agency—and might begin to revolutionize the industry.

From The Daily Beast

In the shopping mall they follow me—in the Stanford shopping mall.

From The Daily Beast

At Stanford, so the story goes, he talked a suicidal student down from a roof.

From The Daily Beast

Sailed off to Stanford, then Oxford—as a Rhodes Scholar—then Yale Law.

From The Daily Beast

The pair graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School, and are political heavyweights in their own right.

From The Daily Beast

They had five seats in a box, and Stanford White came along presently and took Clemens into the champion's dressing-room.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Stanford is two years older than her husband, and Mrs. Taylor is five years older than hers.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Stanford moved to strike out the first section of the bill; which was negatived—53 to 38.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Stanford said:—Mr. Speaker, I would ask if my colleague's motion of amendment can be in order?

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Stanford moved to recommit the bill to obtain a more particular report on the claim than had been made.

From Project Gutenberg