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Thornhill

British

/ ˈθɔːnˌhɪl /

noun

Sir James. 1675–1734, English baroque painter. He is best known for decorating the Painted Hall, Greenwich Hospital (1708–27) and the interior of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral (1715–17)

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Hollie Thornhill, 25, from Norwich, qualified as a midwife in 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In Kern County: Mistaken for a government agent by foreign spies, Roger Thornhill, played by Cary Grant, is chased across a barren field in Indiana by a crop duster in “North by Northwest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“I wanted a classic hero in a different way. Not carrying a gun. Weighing his options. Able to love. Able to show hatred. It made me think of Roger Thornhill in ‘North by Northwest.’

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

The service ended with the song, I bob un sydd Ffyddlon, before his committal at Thornhill Crematorium.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

One improbable-seeming person who turned his mind to the matter was a country parson named John Michell, who resided in the lonely Yorkshire village of Thornhill.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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