John James Rickard Macleod
— Noun
– English
~ Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
James Riddle Hoffa
— Noun
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~ United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975)
jury-rigged
— Adjective
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~ done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
just right
— Adverb
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~ in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T"
Jerome Robbins
— Noun
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~ United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
judge's robe
— Noun
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~ a gown worn by academics or judges
James Harvey Robinson
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~ United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936)
Jackie Robinson
— Noun
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~ United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
John Robinson Jeffers
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~ United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962)
Jacopo Robusti
— Noun
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~ Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594)
John Rock
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~ United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
John Davison Rockefeller
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~ United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)