Larkin

American

[lahr-kin] / ˈlɑr kɪn /

noun

Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.

Larkin British

/ ˈlɑːkɪn /

noun

Philip. 1922–85, English poet: his verse collections include The Less Deceived (1955) and The Whitsun Weddings (1964)

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The other scores came from Dylan Larkin and Tage Thompson in the first period and another from Jack Eichel in the second.

From Los Angeles Times

“The reaction against Tennyson,” wrote Philip Larkin, “seems to have set in at his funeral.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Eliot and Larkin stopped writing verse in late middle age.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the horn sounded to end regulation, U.S. forward Dylan Larkin said he was “as nervous as I’ve been ever in a hockey game.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The other U.S. goal came from Dylan Larkin but Sweden forced the overtime when Mika Zibanejad scored on a slap shot from the left circle with 91 seconds left in regulation.

From Los Angeles Times

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