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Rowley

British

/ ˈraʊ-, ˈrəʊlɪ /

noun

Thomas . ?1586–?1642, English dramatist, who collaborated with John Ford and Thomas Dekker on The Witch of Edmonton (1621) and with Thomas Middleton on The Changeling (1622)

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Casey's remarks come just days after Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley said he understood why some women still do not trust his force.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Amelia Kolpa, from Rowley Regis in the Black Country, is receiving palliative care for cancer and has been in and out of hospital since the age of two and a half.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“I’ll tell you straight up, we could do a better job policing ourselves,” said Rowley, who said he believed the State Bar had historically been weak on California lawyers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

“Uber knows darn well what they’ve done,” said Nicholas Rowley, among those leading the opposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

He’s supposedly the Link Rowley of the eighth grade, Mr. Popularity, basketball star.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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