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
I remember when my Ellery was 4 and he found a penny on the road and asked me why David Lynch was on the penny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
“The Unwedding” follows Ellery Wainwright, a recent divorcee who finds herself spending what would have been her 20th-anniversary trip at a lavish Big Sur resort, alone.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
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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