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    Berrigan
    noun
    Daniel, 1921–2016, U.S. Jesuit priest, peace activist, and poet.
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    berrigan
    noun
    an Australian tree, Pittosporum phylliraeoides , with hanging branches

Berrigan

American  
[ber-i-guhn] / ˈbɛr ɪ gən /

noun

  1. Daniel, 1921–2016, U.S. Jesuit priest, peace activist, and poet.

  2. Philip, 1923–2002, U.S. peace activist and former Catholic priest.


berrigan British  
/ ˈbɛrɪɡən /

noun

  1. an Australian tree, Pittosporum phylliraeoides , with hanging branches

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"This is a tragic and complex investigation, and investigative teams remain on Berrigan Drive," the police said in a statement.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2024

The trial became a rallying point for the nuclear-disarmament movement with star defendants, antiwar clerics the Rev. Daniel Berrigan and his brother, the Rev. Philip Berrigan.

From Washington Post Aug. 11, 2022

An anti-war protester crashes a splashy benefit Martha attends and brings up the peace activists, the Berrigan brothers.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2022

The Rev. Daniel Berrigan, 94, a Roman Catholic priest and peace activist who was imprisoned for burning draft files in a protest against the Vietnam War, died in New York.

From Washington Times Apr. 30, 2021

Three years after that prosecution, Mr. Clark defended the Harrisburg Seven, antiwar activists led by the Rev. Philip Berrigan, the radical Roman Catholic priest.

From New York Times Apr. 10, 2021

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