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rafter

[raf-ter, rahf-] / ˈræf tər, ˈrɑf- /


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Adam Rafter, 26, who has a university science degree in Ireland, said he has fruitlessly applied to more than 300 local jobs since moving to the Boston suburbs in August.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Play on outside courts was interrupted by rain for a second consecutive day but went ahead in the covered Pat Rafter Arena.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Osaka briefly acknowledged the New Year's Day crowd as she walked out to a warm reception, with the rain falling on the roof of the Pat Rafter Arena.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2024

Jim Rafter, the village president in Allouez, where the Green Bay prison is located, said anything short of closing the facility would be “woefully inadequate.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

The famous Kitty Clive, whose maiden name was Rafter, was originally maid-of-all-work to Miss Knowles, who lodged at Mrs. Snells, a well-known fan-painter, in Church Row, Hounsditch.

From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.




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