Allingham

American

[al-ing-uhm] / ˈæl ɪŋ əm /

noun

Margery, 1904–66, English mystery writer.

Allingham British

/ ˈælɪŋəm /

noun

Margery. 1904–66, British author of detective stories, featuring Albert Campion. Her works include Tiger in the Smoke (1952) and The Mind Readers (1965)

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She and four other female authors—Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Baroness Orczy and Ngaio Marsh—team up and dub themselves the Queens of Crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Tom Allingham, student money expert at Save the Student, welcomed the announcement, but said the government should "think bigger" by making all students eligible, rather than just those on "priority courses".

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

However, as Mr Allingham said, many university graduates may need the cash for their day-to-day expenses.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

Ms Allingham says these issues are an expected consequence of mental health worsening during successive lockdowns.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024

It was begun as early as ‘Jenny,’ read by Allingham in 1860, but not printed till more than a quarter of a century later.

From Old Familiar Faces by Watts-Dunton, Theodore

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