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Whipple

American  
[hwip-uhl, wip-] / ˈʰwɪp əl, ˈwɪp- /

noun

  1. Fred Lawrence, 1906–2004, U.S. astronomer.

  2. George Hoyt 1878–1976, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1934.


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The American physician and pathologist George Whipple had shown that liver helped dogs recover from anemia caused by blood loss.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

"They had already been in the raft for about five hours," Capt Rory Whipple said.

From BBC May 14, 2026

“Events are in the saddle,” said Whipple, whose two most recent books document Biden’s struggles to straddle foreign and domestic affairs.

From Slate Mar. 10, 2026

There have been daily noisy protests at the Whipple federal building where ICE agents stage ahead of raids.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

Mr. Owen had a good head of hair on him and wasn’t half as big around as T. Bernard Whipple.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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