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Rasmussen

American  
[ras-moo-suhn] / ˈræs mʊ sən /

noun

  1. Knud Johan Victor 1879–1933, Danish Arctic explorer.


Rasmussen British  
/ ˈrasmusən /

noun

  1. Knud Johan Victor (knuð joˈhan ˈviktɔr). 1879–1933, Danish arctic explorer and ethnologist. He led several expeditions through the Arctic in support of his theory that the North American Indians were originally migrants from Asia

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Angela Rasmussen, an American virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan, saw no legitimate reason for the vaccine to be canned.

From Salon

Rasmussen embodies the close relationship cultivated between Denmark and the U.S. in the 2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Ravn Rasmussen said dogsled patrols are more effective than high-tech helicopters, satellites and planes.

From Barron's

Meanwhile Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Friday there had been no detailed plan, but that negotiations would start soon, focusing on "security, security, and security".

From BBC

Rasmussen described the conversation as a positive step forward, with the two sides agreeing to set up a working group and continue talks.

From The Wall Street Journal