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Wingate

British

/ ˈwɪnˌɡeɪt /

noun

Orde ( Charles ) (ɔːd). 1903–44, British soldier. During World War II he organized the Chindits in Burma (Myanmar) to disrupt Japanese communications. He died in an air crash

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Ireland, of Wingate Drive, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, was charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

It happened in the game between Chichester and Wingate and Finchley on Saturday in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

Drafted by the Rams in 2023, Evans had to adjust because, as both punter and kicker at tiny Wingate University in North Carolina, he had no college experience with holding.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

Kristen Wingate, who was born in Ojai and has spent most of her life here, also lost her rental house.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

That same day, back in the States, a New Yorker named Richard Wingate sat down and penned what would turn out to be a prophetic letter to the sports editor of the New York Times.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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