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Inge

American  
[inj, ing] / ɪndʒ, ɪŋ /

noun

  1. William (Motter) 1913–73, U.S. playwright.

  2. William Ralph, 1860–1954, Anglican clergyman, scholar, and author: dean of St. Paul's 1911–34.


Inge British  
/ ɪŋ /

noun

  1. William Ralph, known as the Gloomy Dean. 1860–1954, English theologian, noted for his pessimism; dean of St Paul's Cathedral (1911–34)

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"We should be aware of these false-negative results," says lead author Inge Loes ten Kate, professor of astrobiology at Utrecht University and the University of Amsterdam.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

IRS staff is “already understaffed and overworked,” said Thad Inge, vice president of Van Scoyoc Associates, a Washington-based government-affairs firm, where he focuses on tax administration and tax policy.

From MarketWatch Jan. 30, 2026

Yet for too long those of their midcentury contemporary William Inge have remained peripheral in the American theatrical pantheon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

Geir Inge Stokke said "Norwegian drivers prefer reasonably-priced quality cars that are technologically advanced and in which they feel safe."

From Barron's Dec. 1, 2025

“We entered into the Hitler Youth with body and soul,” said Inge Scholl, the oldest.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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