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Earp

American  
[urp] / ɜrp /

noun

  1. Wyatt Berry Stapp, 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.


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Earp led a new study examining whether a topical testosterone gel could help older women recovering from hip fractures when combined with exercise.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

His latest report spotlights one manager’s use of a state-owned Ford F-150, with maps of 47 questioned trips and details of purchases like black jelly beans and Wyatt Earp whiskey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

“He’d come on by Earp Street,” she said.

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

Nearly all of them wear cowboy hats, looking like a family reunion out of Wyatt Earp days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

But if their followers were lacking in the quality of moral courage, that cannot be said of the Earp brothers.

From When the West Was Young by Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie) Bechdolt

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