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

Now, researchers at Stanford report a major advance.

From Science Daily

A federal judge ruled that diaries of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong’s aide Li Rui can remain at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal

The study also included collaborators from UC Berkeley and Stanford University.

From Science Daily

The work, published in Nature, was conducted by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and School of Nursing, along with collaborators from Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University.

From Science Daily

People really do see productivity gains at home by using AI, according to a new study by a trio from the University of California, Los Angeles; Stanford University, and the University of Southern California.

From The Wall Street Journal