Radcliffe
Americannoun
noun
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Ann . 1764–1823, British novelist, noted for her Gothic romances The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) and The Italian (1797)
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Paula ( Jane ). born 1973, British athlete, winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), gold medalist in the marathon at the World Championships (2005), and European record holder for the 10,000m.
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"Audrey Werro is still young and that was a huge amount of pressure, even without the fall and the bruising," former marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe told BBC TV.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He also spent time with Satchel Paige and Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He sang lead and played guitar, and was backed by Leroy Radcliffe on guitar, Greg “Curly” Keranen on bass and David Robinson on drums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
However, his time at Radcliffe included a tragic incident when a car he was driving collided with an oncoming cattle truck in Staffordshire.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Felix expected Benji to buy something like slippers worn by Daniel Radcliffe in a Harry Potter movie.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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