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Woolley

American  
[wool-ee] / ˈwʊl i /

noun

  1. Sir (Charles) Leonard, 1880–1960, English archaeologist and explorer.


Woolley British  
/ ˈwʊlɪ /

noun

  1. Sir ( Charles ) Leonard . 1880–1960, British archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia (1922–34)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Working with Venn, Woolley and Woodley, Zucker devised the show to include a rotating cast of clowns, and comedic performers from around the world, including L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

With Woolley now living full time in London, the duties for the U.S. shows were recently passed down to fellow performer Jeremy Elder, who did the sounds for the Netflix special tapings.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Lord Woolley said issues of plagiarism were constant in academia and that a number of individuals, who had been accused of plagiarism had not been subjected to the attention Arday had received.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

“When you’re trying to solve really difficult problems, you can only push for so long,” said Williams Woolley.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

But you can’t be like Woolley by simply sitting still and wanting to be so.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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