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Peake

British  
/ piːk /

noun

  1. Mervyn. 1911–68, English novelist, poet, and illustrator. In his trilogy Gormenghast (1946–59), he creates, with vivid imagination, a grotesque Gothic world

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The novel arrangement of horns and strings, which Perren, Thomas Sellers and Don Peake scored, gave the orchestra a new, more engaged and sophisticated role on disco recordings.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

"I think it gives you a connection back to Earth," Peake says.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Peake was the first Briton to set foot on the International Space Station and the first to conduct a spacewalk during his six-month mission in 2015 and 2016.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

At its eastern edge is Peake Deep, one of the deepest locations in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2026

Among the men put with us was George Peake, one of the founders of the South African Coloured People’s Organization, a Treason Trialist, and most recently a member of the Cape Town City Council.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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