Alan
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
In his response to the motion, the officer’s attorney, Alan Jackson, accused Hochman of releasing the information in an attempt seize control of the narrative and try the case in the court of public opinion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The trend reflects wider changes in where people are choosing to live, according to Dr Alan Marvell, a geographer at the University of Gloucestershire.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Cottee added his fourth, Alan Devonshire got another, Ray Stewart buried a penalty, and Brooking tapped in late on as West Ham reached double figures.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
As the work began, I kept spotting people I knew of from Cambridge—the classics scholar Dilly Knox, the brilliant mathematician Alan Turing.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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