Tharp

American

[thahrp] / θɑrp /

noun

Twyla born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.

Tharp British

/ θɑːp /

noun

Twyla (ˈtwaɪlə). born 1941, US choreographer, whose work fuses classical ballet with modern dance

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"The vesicles taking pieces of membrane as they form may help control the peroxisome's growth," Tharp said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Although the research focused on plants, Tharp wanted to know whether the same mechanism might exist in other organisms.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Mr. Cheshire profiles Bruce Heezen and Marie Tharp, who dedicated their professional lives to mapping the entirety of the ocean floor in partnership with National Geographic magazine and, later, the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

But data from the podcast analytics platform Podscribe, highlighted by the researcher Kyle Tharp, has Newsom’s with just 440,000 estimated downloads a month.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

Mrs. Tharp remembers having oiled the castors on the bedstead only a short time before, which she thinks saved their lives.

From San Francisco During the Eventful Days of April 1906 by Stetson, James B. (James Burgess)

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