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Allingham

American  
[al-ing-uhm] / ˈæl ɪŋ əm /

noun

  1. Margery, 1904–66, English mystery writer.


Allingham British  
/ ˈælɪŋəm /

noun

  1. Margery. 1904–66, British author of detective stories, featuring Albert Campion. Her works include Tiger in the Smoke (1952) and The Mind Readers (1965)

"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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Graduation also comes at a time when students are "the least financially resilient", says Allingham, as they have been absorbing the costs of studying all year.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

She and four other female authors—Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Baroness Orczy and Ngaio Marsh—team up and dub themselves the Queens of Crime.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Tom Allingham, money expert at Save the Student, says it's "only fair" people know what they're paying for.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2025

Save the Student’s communications director Tom Allingham said they were also cutting back on going out.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2024

Mrs. Allingham painted the Haslemere fish-shop and other village scenes, though she lived nearer Witley than Haslemere.

From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Hugh Thomson

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