Clancy

American

[klan-see] / ˈklæn si /

noun

Tom, 1947–2013, U.S. novelist.

Clancy British

/ ˈklænsɪ /

noun

Tom. born 1947, US novelist; his thrillers, many of which have been filmed, include The Hunt for Red October (1984), Clear and Present Danger (1989), Debt of Honour (1994) and Red Rabbit (2002)

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On Thursday, hundreds of women, many of them wearing pink, gathered to show support for Clancy outside the courthouse in Massachusetts where her trial is taking place—a sign of growing awareness about postpartum mental health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Clancy, who gave birth to her youngest child in May 2022, began experiencing anxiety about returning to work as a labor and delivery nurse after maternity leave, according to trial testimonies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Clancy, now 36, was paralysed by the jump and has attended the trial in a wheelchair.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Caroline Clancy, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Milwaukee office, declined to comment.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Clancy had told me that when I felt it coming on, I needed to break all physical contact and imagine a white curtain sweeping between me and whomever I was with.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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