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Rumeen Farhana (রুমিন ফারহানা)
Rumeen Farhana (রুমিন ফারহানা), Bangladeshi barrister and independent MP for Brahmanbaria-2 in the 13th Parliament; former BNP reserved-seat lawmaker (2019-2022) who won her seat in 2026 with the duck symbol after being denied a BNP nomination.
Rumeli Eyalet
Rumeli Eyalet (Rumeli Eyaleti) was the Ottoman Empire's oldest and largest Balkan province, founded around 1362, administered from Edirne and later Sofia, and abolished in 1878.
Rumelia
Rumelia (Ottoman Turkish Rumeli, "land of the Romans") was the Ottoman name for its Balkan territories and chief European province, established 1362, shrinking after 1699, with Eastern Rumelia autonomous 1878–1885.
Rumen Radev (Румен Радев)
Rumen Radev (Румен Радев), born 1963, Bulgarian former fighter pilot and Major General, Air Force commander 2014-2016, President 2017-2026 with Iliana Iotova, resigned January 2026, and Prime Minister since May 8, 2026 as leader of Progressive Bulgaria.
Rumer Willis
Rumer Willis (Rumer Glenn Willis, born 1988, Paducah, Kentucky) is an American actress and singer, eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore; Dancing with the Stars season 20 winner and Broadway Chicago Roxie Hart (2015).
Rumesh Tharanga
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (born 2003) is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower and Air Force corporal; national record 92.62 m, 2026 Commonwealth Games, Diamond League Final, World Ultimate Championship, and Asian Games champion.
Rumex
Rumex (docks and sorrels) is a genus of about 200 Polygonaceae herbs with six-part flowers, accrescent inner perianth valves, and trigonous nuts; some dioecious species have heteromorphic sex chromosomes.
Rumex crispus
Rumex crispus (curly dock, yellow dock) is a perennial Polygonaceae herb native to temperate Eurasia and now a global weed; about 224 phytochemicals, traditional laxative and astringent uses, oxalate and emodin toxicity.
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex obtusifolius, broad-leaved dock or bitter dock, a perennial Polygonaceae weed native to Europe to Central Siberia and Iran, invasive in pastures worldwide; up to 60,000 seeds yearly, oxalic acid, controlled via Pyropteron biocontrol.
Rumeysa Gelgi
Rumeysa Gelgi (born 1997, Safranbolu, Turkey) is a Turkish web developer and advocate, the Guinness tallest woman living at 215.16 cm due to Weaver syndrome; also holds records for largest hands, longest finger, longest back, longest ears.
Rumford Power Station
Rumford Power Station is a 274.5 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Rumford, Maine, operating since 2000 and selling into the ISO New England wholesale market.
Rumi
Rumi, also known as Mowlana or Jalaluddin Balkhi, was a 13th-century Persian Sufi mystic and poet of Konya whose Masnavi, a six-book mystical poem, inspired the Mevlevi whirling dervish order.
Rumi Maqui Uprising
The Rumi Maqui uprising was an indigenous peasant rebellion in Puno, Peru, led in December 1915 by Teodomiro Gutiérrez Cuevas, known as Rumi Maqui, against hacienda expansion.
Rumiko Takahashi (高橋 留美子)
Rumiko Takahashi (高橋 留美子), born 1957 in Niigata, is a Japanese manga artist who debuted in 1978 with Katte na Yatsura in Weekly Shōnen Sunday and created Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, Inuyasha, RIN-NE, and MAO; twice Shogakukan Manga Award winner, 2019 Angoulême Grand Prix, 2020 Purple Ribbon.
Rumiñahui
Rumiñahui, also known as Rumiñawi, was an Inca military leader who led the Quito-Inca resistance to the Spanish conquest of what is now Ecuador until his execution in 1535.
Ruminant
Ruminant (Ruminantia): hoofed mammals with a four-chambered fermenting stomach, including cattle, sheep, goats, deer, and giraffes; six families, 200+ species, supplying over 50% of livestock protein but emitting enteric methane.
Rumination (psychology)
Mental rumination (ICD-11 MB24.E) is repetitive, passive dwelling on negative events, failures, and distress. Distinguished from worry (future-focused) and reflection; transdiagnostic risk factor for depression and anxiety, reduced by MBCT.
Rumination-regurgitation
Rumination-regurgitation, also known as rumination syndrome, is a medical behavior recognized since 1618, characterized by the effortless return of ingested food to the mouth.
Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys
"Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys" is Euphoria season 2, episode 3 (HBO, January 23, 2022), written and directed by Sam Levinson; it features Cal's origin story, Rue's $10,000 drug deal with Laurie, and won two Emmy Awards.
Ruminococcus
Ruminococcus (Sijpesteijn 1948), anaerobic coccoid bacteria of the rumen and mammalian gut; type species R. flavefaciens. Key cellulolytic rumen species R. albus and R. flavefaciens; R. bromii degrades resistant starch in humans.
RUMIS
RUMIS, also known as Blokus 3D, is a three-dimensional abstract strategy board game by Stefan Kögl in which players build Inca-style structures from polycube stones.
Rumman Chowdhury
Rumman Chowdhury is an American data scientist and AI ethics researcher who leads Humane Intelligence, a public AI red-teaming company, and was the first U.S. Science Envoy for Artificial Intelligence.
Rummikub
Rummikub is a tile-based game for 2 to 4 players combining rummy and mahjong, devised in 1940s Romania by Ephraim Hertzano when playing cards were banned.
Rummindei inscription
The Rummindei inscription (लुम्बिनी स्तंभ अभिलेख) is an Ashokan pillar inscription at Lumbini, Nepal, carved around 249 BC to mark the Buddha's birthplace and exempt the village from most taxes.
Rummy
Rummy is a large family of card-matching games, including Gin Rummy, 500 Rummy, Indian Rummy, and Canasta, in which players meld sets or runs to go out first.
Rumo (railway)
Rumo S.A. is a Brazilian freight railway and logistics operator controlled by Cosan, moving grain, containers, and industrial goods over roughly 13,500 km of track to ports including Santos.
Rumor Has It (film)
Rumor Has It... (2005) is a Rob Reiner romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, and Shirley MacLaine, written by Ted Griffin, imagining a Pasadena family as the real-life inspiration for The Graduate; it earned 21% on Rotten Tomatoes and about $88.9 million worldwide.
Rumor spreading model
A rumor spreading model is a mathematical model, adapted from epidemic theory, describing how rumors and misinformation spread through a population, with individuals classed as ignorants, spreaders, and stiflers.
Rumors of War
Rumors of War is a monumental 2019 bronze equestrian sculpture by Kehinde Wiley showing a young African American man in streetwear, created in response to Richmond's Confederate statues.
Rumours (2024 film)
Rumours (2024) is an absurdist comedy-horror film by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson, premiered out of competition at Cannes, in which G7 leaders get lost in the woods facing undead bog people; stars Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, and Alicia Vikander.