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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Example Sentences

Speaking at the Hoover Institution’s annual monetary policy conference at Stanford University, Goolsbee said that widely expected productivity gains from AI are more likely to put upward pressure on rates than bring them down.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

He heard about SpaceX while studying at Stanford after a professor sent an email to students saying that “basically, one of the guys from PayPal is starting a rocket company. Does anybody want to apply?”

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

In order to make sense of the stakes involved in Republicans’ and Democrats’ redistricting push, I spoke with Pamela Karlan, law professor at Stanford University and co-director of Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

In 2009, they gave $40 million to endow the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy at Stanford, the first of several multimillion-dollar gifts to Stanford and Yale to support climate-focused ventures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The real reason he didn’t go to Stanford was because he was scared.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman