Whipple
Americannoun
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Fred Lawrence, 1906–2004, U.S. astronomer.
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George Hoyt 1878–1976, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1934.
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The American physician and pathologist George Whipple had shown that liver helped dogs recover from anemia caused by blood loss.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
"They had already been in the raft for about five hours," Capt Rory Whipple said.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
There have been daily noisy protests at the Whipple federal building where ICE agents stage ahead of raids.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
On Wednesday morning, protesters gathered outside the federal Whipple Building, the epicenter of immigration activity in the city, as a steady stream of federal agents entered and exited.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
Wasting no time, Washington contacted Joseph Whipple, Portsmouth’s collector of customs, to seek his help in the matter.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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