Harwell

British

/ ˈhɑːˌwɛl /

noun

a village in S England, in Oxfordshire: atomic research station (1947)

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Together, they relive the fateful weeks that Jean spent studying the Romanesque churches of medieval France and charming David Harwell, the Rutgers University medieval art professor co-leading the summer program.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Earlier this week, Madison Harwell shared a TikTok video of what she bought this year at the tournament from both the pro shop and the merch store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, Smash Mouth was the fourth-most-searched music act globally in 2023, after frontman Steve Harwell died aged 56 in September.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023

Smash Mouth was founded in 1994 in San Jose, Calif., and was made up of Harwell, guitarist Greg Camp, drummer Kevin Coleman and bassist Paul De Lisle.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

By 1949, he’d risen to the head of the theoretical physics division at Harwell, Britain’s main atomic research center.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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