Inge

American

[inj, ing] / ɪndʒ, ɪŋ /

noun

William (Motter) 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
William Ralph, 1860–1954, Anglican clergyman, scholar, and author: dean of St. Paul's 1911–34.

Inge British

/ ɪŋ /

noun

William Ralph, known as the Gloomy Dean. 1860–1954, English theologian, noted for his pessimism; dean of St Paul's Cathedral (1911–34)

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“That’s the nightmare scenario — that those things just happen more frequently and become more exacerbated when the agency is not firing on all cylinders,” Inge said.

From MarketWatch

Yet for too long those of their midcentury contemporary William Inge have remained peripheral in the American theatrical pantheon.

From The Wall Street Journal

She is the youngest medallist at a major international competition since Denmark's Inge Sorensen won a bronze medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1936 Olympics, less than a month after her 12th birthday.

From BBC

Mr Moore said he was contacted by a woman called Inge in Denmark who found the bottle.

From BBC

Inge Muller combines her love of moths and butterflies with her day job.

From BBC

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