ripper
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“Smog” is a turn-of-the-century portmanteau word mashing together “smoke” and “fog” to describe the sooty, sulfurous air of the London of Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
At 19, they became the youngest female patients at Broadmoor - sharing the high security psychiatric hospital with notorious killers like Charles Bronson and Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2023
His Ripper team won the team competition by 11 shots.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023
His Ripper team won the team competition by 11 shots.
From Washington Times • Aug. 13, 2023
“Me, too. Maybe that will hold him until Ripper finds a way to be back in business,” says Peeta.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
