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Barbara ( Mary Crampton ). 1913–80, British novelist, noted for such comedies of middle-class English life as Excellent Women (1952), A Glass of Blessings (1958), and The Sweet Dove Died (1978)
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John. ?1584–1643, leading English parliamentarian during the events leading to the Civil War. He took a prominent part in the impeachment of Buckingham (1626) and of Strafford and Laud (1640)
Example Sentences
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Health experts Dr Ellie Cannon, a GP, Dr Tom Nutt, chief executive of charity Meningitis Now, and the BBC's health editor Hugh Pym have been answering your questions on the outbreak.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Judge Sheri Pym set a jury trail for Jan. 12.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
Health editor Hugh Pym and senior producer Chloe Hayward go behind the story of the infected-blood inquiry.
From BBC • May 20, 2024
Pym sits there and takes it, slightly slumped into his too-large overcoat, peering at her from under his fedora's brim.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2023
He casually asked one of the men, who happened to stand by him for a moment, where they were from, and was told "Australia," and the captain's name was Plantagenet Pym.
From White Fire by Oxenham, John
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