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Whitgift

British  
/ ˈwɪtˌɡɪft /

noun

  1. John. ?1530–1604, English churchman; as archbishop of Canterbury (1583–1604) he tried to curb the influence of Puritanism

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The pop star filmed part of the music video for her latest single, “Opalite,” in Croydon’s Whitgift Centre—an unremarkable mall in a less remarkable London suburb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Sentamu had recently split up with one of Elianne's friends, and the day before the killing he had seen the girls at the Whitgift shopping centre where they "teased" him.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025

And half of the association's unit in the Whitgift Shopping Centre is dedicated to the re-creation of a traditional front room and bedroom.

From BBC • May 30, 2023

The first XV of south London private school Whitgift annually faces off against nearby Catholic state school John Fisher.

From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2017

Pulling up to the Whitgift School on the first of the two days of competition, I decided the school looked more like a prestigious college campus than any primary school I’d ever seen before.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad