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Rodney

American  
[rod-nee] / ˈrɒd ni /

noun

  1. George Brydges Baron, 1718–92, British admiral.

  2. a male given name: an Old English family name, taken from a placename.


Rodney British  
/ ˈrɒdnɪ /

noun

  1. George Brydges , 1st Baron Rodney. 1719–92, English admiral: captured Martinique (1762): defeated the Spanish at Cape St Vincent (1780) and the French under Admiral de Grasse off Dominica (1782), restoring British superiority in the Caribbean

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Rodney Brooks was a pioneer in robot tech.

From Los Angeles Times

“If you’re at the utility, you’re able to benefit from this moment of political pressure that fell onto the hyperscalers,” said Rodney Rebello, a portfolio manager focusing on utilities at Reaves Asset Management.

From Barron's

If the Trojans had Rodney Rice, maybe things would have gone differently in his second season.

From Los Angeles Times

“I haven’t really talked about it in a long time. But not having Rodney Rice’s shooting is killing us. It kills our spacing. It kills our help to the ball.”

From Los Angeles Times

"We have to protect the country and the country's guests, and this is a facility that is definitely needed for over 150 years," Chairman Rodney Mims Cook Jr said.

From BBC