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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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Tom Allingham, student money expert from the Save the Student personal finance site, regularly advises incoming first years to seek out scholarships and learn more about what their university offers.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Charlie Paddock, 27, from south London, also said she "nearly fainted twice and the hot flushes were unreal", while Jess Allingham, 26, said she was "absolutely exhausted, more than normal", and had "total brain fog".

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

"It doesn't sound like a huge change, but if you look at it in terms of the number of students across the UK, that is quite a significant movement," said spokesperson Tom Allingham.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

Mrs. Allingham sketched as charmingly on Thursley common as by Haslemere; Birket Foster found a background of purple for his cottage gardens.

From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Hugh Thomson

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