Deighton

British

/ ˈdeɪtən /

noun

Len. born 1929, British thriller writer. His books include The Ipcress File (1962), Bomber (1970), and the trilogy Berlin Game , Mexico Set , and London Match (1983–85)

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It evokes the feel of a night raid with RAF Bomber Command better than the Len Deighton novel that inspired it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rory Deighton, of the NHS Confederation, which represents hospitals, said the progress was welcome, but added it masked "a wide degree of regional variation".

From BBC

Katie Deighton is a reporter covering marketing, advertising, customer experience and product design for The Wall Street Journal’s CMO Today section.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rory Deighton, of the NHS Confederation, which represents health leaders, said he was "bitterly disappointed" talks had broken down again - and urged the BMA to get back to the negotiating table.

From BBC

But Rory Deighton, of the NHS Confederation, which represents frontline health managers, said: "The impact of these strikes and the distress they will cause patients rests with the BMA."

From BBC

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