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tailor

[tey-ler] / ˈteɪ lər /




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Also on display is a fascinating selection of photographs taken by Le Carré in London for “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” that are labeled with locations and scenes in the novel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

There are few better spy novels than “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Actor and director Burke, whose films include Tinker Tailor Solder Spy and Elizabeth, tweeted: "We thank you and love you."

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

In his latest film, “The Pigeon Tunnel,” Morris sits down with the celebrated spy novelist John le Carré, the enigmatic author of “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

You can buy glass vases handblown in Hebron and olive-wood rosaries and creamy white mother-of-pearl star pins and shiny brocade from big bolts of cloth at Bilal’s Tailor Shop.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye




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