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Peake

/ piːk /

noun

  1. PeakeMervyn19111968MEnglishWRITING: novelistWRITING: poetARTS AND CRAFTS: illustrator Mervyn. 1911–68, English novelist, poet, and illustrator. In his trilogy Gormenghast (1946–59), he creates, with vivid imagination, a grotesque Gothic world
“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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UK interest is in the Northern Irish astrophysicist Dr Rosemary Coogan, who follows in the footsteps of Tim Peake - the UK's first ever Esa astronaut.

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Tim Peake had to wait five years following his graduation for an opportunity to come up.

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Maxine Peake, who was due to appear at Voices of Resilience, and fellow actress Juliet Stevenson also joined hundreds of creatives in signing a letter which called HOME's decision "cowardly".

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Actresses Maxine Peake, who was due to appear, and Juliet Stevenson also joined hundreds of creatives in signing a letter which called it "cowardly".

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Actors Maxine Peake and Kingsley Ben-Adir were among those due to perform at the Home theatre on 22 April.

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