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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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“For us, another highlight is capex to potentially install a small copper circuit to process copper from the highly prospective Peake copper deposit” for around US$50 million, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Bishop said: "I went out for a motorbike ride with Tim Peake, who's a brilliant lad and a great cyclist. I learnt a lesson today. Astronauts are better motorcyclists than comedians."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

Former astronaut Tim Peake left scouts over the moon when he touched down at their new scout hut.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

“If Peake and Rivers are successful, we will control the better part of Cape Wrath,” argued Strickland.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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