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Crile

American  
[krahyl] / kraɪl /

noun

  1. George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.


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In the book “Charlie Wilson’s War,” the journalist George Crile III describes how the C.I.A. arranged for the account to earn no interest, in keeping with the Islamic ban on usury.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2016

In his book Crile reports a conversation with Avrakatos:

From Forbes • Jan. 26, 2015

We already knew how these two stories ended: Crile won, Akey lost.

From Forbes • Oct. 8, 2014

As discussed earlier, however, what makes Crile unique is that as opposed to most Section 183 cases, in this case the taxpayer was an artist before she was a teacher.

From Forbes • Oct. 4, 2014

The condition of neurasthenia which sometimes follows an operation may be associated with the degenerative changes in nerve cells described by Crile.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis