: a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel
plural Reubens
: a grilled sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut usually on rye bread compare rachel entry 2
: a statuette awarded annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in cartoon artistry
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
At the recommendation of the famed Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros, a local university had invited Philip Guston and Reuben Kadish to paint a fresco on a 40-foot-high wall in a converted 18th-century Baroque building.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
The series starred Wyle, Gloria Reuben, George Clooney, Eriq La Salle, Sherry Springfield, Anthony Edwards, and Julianna Margulies, among many more, and saw directing efforts from the likes of Quentin Tarantino too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Vaccine resistance, in turn, was particularly pronounced among alternative health practitioners like Reuben Swinburne Clymer, who lamented how despotic doctors overrode the objections of ordinary citizens.
—Helen L. Murphey / Made By History, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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Contracts were let locally as follows: Reuben Anderson, building; Berquist Electric, electric; Pat Campbell, plumbing.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
At the recommendation of the famed Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros, a local university had invited Philip Guston and Reuben Kadish to paint a fresco on a 40-foot-high wall in a converted 18th-century Baroque building.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
The series starred Wyle, Gloria Reuben, George Clooney, Eriq La Salle, Sherry Springfield, Anthony Edwards, and Julianna Margulies, among many more, and saw directing efforts from the likes of Quentin Tarantino too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Vaccine resistance, in turn, was particularly pronounced among alternative health practitioners like Reuben Swinburne Clymer, who lamented how despotic doctors overrode the objections of ordinary citizens.
—Helen L. Murphey / Made By History, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Reuben.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Reuben. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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