Thornhill
Britishnoun
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In Kern County: Mistaken for a government agent by foreign spies, Roger Thornhill, played by Cary Grant, is chased across a barren field in Indiana by a crop duster in “North by Northwest.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Yet on the northeast edge of Canada’s largest city, hidden behind the library and a seniors club deep inside the Thornhill Community Centre, Mexico’s Olympic figure skating team has found a home.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
The commission found that Judge Thornhill had "failed to maintain order and decorum in the courtroom", and recommended he be suspended without pay for six months, then serve for another 18 months before retiring.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
The service ended with the song, I bob un sydd Ffyddlon, before his committal at Thornhill Crematorium.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025
Chester Thornhill, one of Burton’s crew, had not been invited.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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