rook
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Criticks, do your worst, that here are met; For, like a Rook, I have hedged in my Bet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
This isn’t the first time this kind of attitude has followed Ishii’s attachment to a game; last year, they were one of the voice options for Rook, the lead character in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2025
Peter Rook KC, judicial vice-chairman of the Parole Board of England and Wales said he understood that public hearings can provide "insight into the case and parole process".
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
Thanks to the late Ian Holm’s face being digitally superimposed over that of Daniel Betts, we’re primed to recognize that Rook is up to no good.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024
Ash almost missed her visit entirely, because she had been forced to go into Rook Hill with her stepmother and stepsisters.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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