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Peake

British

/ piːk /

noun

Mervyn. 1911–68, English novelist, poet, and illustrator. In his trilogy Gormenghast (1946–59), he creates, with vivid imagination, a grotesque Gothic world

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Dottie Achenbach, who is played by Maxine Peake in I Swear, has supported John since he was a teenager and regularly accompanies him to hospital appointments.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The novel arrangement of horns and strings, which Perren, Thomas Sellers and Don Peake scored, gave the orchestra a new, more engaged and sophisticated role on disco recordings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

At its eastern edge is Peake Deep, one of the deepest locations in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Peake took 22 runs off a Lumsden over then brought up a century off 85 balls shortly after Charles Lachmund was bowled by Sebastian Morgan.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Founded in 1868, Hampton Institute had grown out of the classes held by the free Negro teacher Mary Peake, in the shade of a majestic tree known as the Emancipation Oak.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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