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.
Example Sentences
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"They had already been in the raft for about five hours," Capt Rory Whipple said.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
“This is what presidents like to do,” Whipple told me.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
Cook told me this while on his way to the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building where some detainees are being held, maybe.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 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
She persuaded Whipple that she would return to Mount Vernon—but only on the condition that she would be granted her freedom.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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