Milligan

British  

/ ˈmɪlɪɡən /

noun

1. Spike, real name Terence Alan Milligan. 1918–2002, Irish radio, stage, and film comedian and author, born in India. He appeared in The Goon Show (with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe; BBC Radio, 1952–60) and his films include Postman's Knock (1962), Adolf Hitler, My Part in his Downfall (1972), The Three Musketeers (1974), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), and Yellowbeard (1982). He was awarded an honorary knighthood in 2000

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Ryan Milligan, a solar physicist at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland, has travelled for 12 different eclipses, to places as far-ranging as Siberia, Chile and the Faroe Islands.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

"Our study shows that individuals carrying certain AQP4 variants showed faster grey matter loss when they reported shorter sleep," researcher Dr. Ayeisha Milligan Armstrong said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

A separate effort by court-appointed receiver Gregory Milligan to license the Infowars site to The Onion for $81,000 a month was also blocked by Jones’s request for a stay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

I will continue to look for something redeemable about how the court got from Milligan to Callais.

From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026

Milligan tried again, and then again, but the more he pressed the children, the more determined they became.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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