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Rous

American  
[rous, roos] / raʊs, rus /

noun

  1. (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.


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The match was played prior to an England men's Rous Cup fixture against Chile, with about 3,000 fans arriving early to watch.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

OSHA’s regional administrator, Jennifer Rous, warned that a comprehensive plan was necessary.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2021

In a statement posted to social media on Saturday, Hrabowski and provost Philip Rous said, “it is not appropriate for us to comment on specific litigation.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2018

Stanley Rous, the Football Association leader who later headed FIFA, was more positive, telling the Russians: “You helped us to write another page in the history of football. We’re glad you came.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 28, 2018

In the autumn of the year 1750 Captain Rous, while cruising in the “Albany,” fell in with a French man-of-war and a schooner off Cape Sable.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)