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Gaskell

American

[gas-kuhl] / ˈgæs kəl /

noun

Mrs. Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell, 1810–65, English novelist.

Gaskell British

/ ˈɡæskəl /

noun

Mrs. married name of Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson. 1810–65, English novelist. Her novels include Mary Barton (1848), an account of industrial life in Manchester, and Cranford (1853), a social study of a country village

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Dr Matt Gaskell MBE, clinical lead and consultant psychologist at the Leeds-based NHS Northern Gambling Service, said: "It looks like a real grey area that's being exploited."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It pushed her season score to 280 points to clinch the first slopestyle Crystal Globe of her career, by 69 points from Canada's Elena Gaskell.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Upon its publication in 1857, two years after the death of the author of “Jane Eyre,” Gaskell received angry letters, threats of libel lawsuits and outraged responses from Brontë’s father and her widower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"The catch phrase is always 'physics beyond the Standard Model,'" Gaskell said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024

She read the novels of Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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