Ellery
Americannoun
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This septuagenarian prefers the crime novels of such genre masters as Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen and John Dickson Carr.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Ellery Hanley, a three-time Man of Steel, had captained Great Britain in the 1988 and 1990 Ashes series, and had won just about everything in the club game.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
Ellery “Ellie” Curtis, 26, of San Francisco suffered a head injury and was pronounced dead at the Palisades Tahoe resort in Olympic Valley, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
Co-authors on the study include first author Ellery Vincent as well as Blair Perry and Charles Robbins of WSU and Joanna Kelley of University of California, Santa Cruz.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023
While Francisco was still alive, we had moved to Ellery Street.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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