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Crippen

British

/ ˈkrɪpən /

noun

Hawley Harvey, known as Doctor Crippen. 1862–1910, US doctor living in England: executed for poisoning his wife; the first criminal to be apprehended by the use of radiotelegraphy

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Palmer Crippen, a horticulturist at the nearby Mounts Botanical Garden, began studying the painting in mid-October, preparing to show how Mr. Stella’s shapes and colors relate to real-life tropical plants and flowers.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

Crippen Regional Park also abuts one of the routes up Mount Gardner, where hikers will gain 1,870 feet over 6 miles round-trip en route to 360-degree views of Howe Sound.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

Fran Crippen came out of the swimming program at Germantown Academy, a private prep school outside Philadelphia.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2021

Moreover, the collection bears the imprint of Crippen & Landru, our premier publisher of short stories by classic and contemporary crime writers.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2020

Then my old friend John Young, along with Bob Crippen, made the first flight of a strange new machine, the Space Shuttle.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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