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Curnow

British  
/ kɜːnaʊ /

noun

  1. ( Thomas ) Allen ( Monro ). 1911–2001, New Zealand poet and anthologist

"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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In a statement, Wild Child Laboratories boss Tom Curnow said the TGA had found no manufacturing issues at its facility.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

A representative for Curnow Funeral Home on Thursday asked that questions about the lawsuit be emailed to her, then responded several hours later saying she couldn’t answer them “because this matter currently is in litigation.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

“It took three minutes to connect. People just want to put their money in and be quick,” said Jeff Curnow, spokesman for the Salvation Army’s Midwest region.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2017

“It’s striking how uninteresting it is in a way,” Ms. Curnow said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2014

By exception the name Curnow, which is Cornish for a Cornishman, is fairly common in its native county, but it was perhaps applied especially to those inhabitants who could only speak the old Cornish language.

From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley

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