Brookings


Robert Somers
[suhm-erz] /ˈsʌm ərz/ (Show IPA), 1850–1932, U.S. merchant and philanthropist.
a city in E South Dakota.
Contemporary Examples

Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground? Eleanor Clift November 3, 2014
What Comes After Assad in Syria? Bruce Riedel July 19, 2012
Al Qaeda’s Odd Silence on Egypt Bruce Riedel February 5, 2011
Finally, a Taliban Crackdown Bruce Riedel March 7, 2010
The Road to Nowhere Noah Kristula-Green May 23, 2012

Historical Examples

In the Oregon Country George Palmer Putnam
The Skylark of Space Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
Harper’s Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII Various
The Skylark of Space Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
The Skylark of Space Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby

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