Wykeham

British

/ ˈwɪkəm /

noun

William of. 1324–1404, English prelate and statesman, who founded New College, Oxford, and Winchester College: chancellor of England (1367–71; 1389–91); bishop of Winchester (1367–1404)

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“We expected huge buybacks then suddenly these were cancelled or moderated,” said Barrington Pitt Miller, chief investment officer of Wykeham Overseas Advisors.

From Reuters • May 6, 2022

“Over There: Washington and the Great War” is on view through Jan. 18 at the Gunn Memorial Museum, 5 Wykeham Road, Washington.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2014

An image of Number 2 Wykeham Street was used in an enlistment poster that depicted a girl holding a baby standing outside the ruins of the house.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2014

And I am the former Wykeham professor of logic.

From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2013

That will be a signal to go to the next Evensong at Wykeham.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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