Ogden

American

[awg-duhn, og-] / ˈɔg dən, ˈɒg- /

noun

Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
a city in N Utah.
a male given name.

Ogden British

/ ˈɒɡdən /

noun

C ( harles ) K ( ay ). 1889–1957, English linguist, who, with I. A. Richards, devised Basic English

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You see it in surprises like Ben Ogden’s silver medal romp in cross-country, the best U.S. men’s performance in 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Professor Rob Ogden has been closely involved in setting up the project and is co- founder of the organisation Trace, which promotes the use of forensic science in wildlife law enforcement.

From BBC

But in the space of nine days this week, Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher doubled that haul by grabbing two of the most stunning underdog medals of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s the silver won by Vermont’s Ben Ogden, the first medal in men’s cross-country since Bill Koch in 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kansas City, Memphis and Ogden, Utah, have relatively high concentrations of federal employees in their workforces.

From The Wall Street Journal

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