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Alcock

British  
/ ˈɔːlkɒk /

noun

  1. Sir John William. 1892–1919, English aviator who with A.W. Brown made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic (1919)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Slipping two spots to fourth was "Supergirl," a Warner Bros sci-fi effort starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, a cousin of Superman who also possesses superhuman strength.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Milly Alcock is spunky and charismatic as Superman’s party-girl cousin.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Industry analysts are predicting the film, which stars Milly Alcock as Superman’s cousin Supergirl, will bring in between $40 million and $50 million in the U.S. this weekend and another $40 million or so overseas.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Eve Alcock, the director of public affairs at the Quality Assurance Agency, which aims to improve standards in higher education, said essay mills remained a "threat to academic integrity across the UK".

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

Around the world, Alcock and Brown were hailed as the heroes they truly were.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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