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Peake

British  
/ piːk /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Peake said when he was in space batteries, pencils, pens and a pair of scissors all floated past during spacewalks.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

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

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2026

Its chief executive, Sandra Peake, said this year was particularly poignant as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of Mr McVeigh's disappearance.

From BBC Nov. 2, 2025

“If Peake and Rivers are successful, we will control the better part of Cape Wrath,” argued Strickland.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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