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Rourke

American  
[roork] / rʊərk /

noun

  1. Constance, 1885–1941, U.S. historian and literary critic.


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Josh Rourke is once again named in their provisional squad as he continues his return from a knee injury sustained in August.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Librettists Kelley Rourke and Matt Foss have skillfully adapted the story, extracting its essential events and distilling them into a taut 90 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

With The Smiths, who were completed by Marr, bass player Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce, Morrissey was one of the pioneers of British indie rock in the 1980s.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

The “by default” favor likely means that Rourke failed to respond or appear to defend himself, causing the property to be handed back over to Goldie, thus canceling Rourke’s rental agreement.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

For the next morning Matt would reappear as unconcernedly as though nothing had happened, and Rourke would appear not to notice or remember.

From Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser

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