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Tony Wilmott, a senior archaeologist for Historic England, said Sycamore Gap got its name in the 1980s from the tree in the cleft of the wall.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
Schimberg, who became friends with Pearson during “Chained for Life,” also drew from his own experience with a cleft palate.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
He had the darkest eyelashes I’ve ever seen, short and tidy fingernails, and a cleft chin that could fit a Canadian loonie.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024
“It certainly happened to me,” said Schimberg, who has a cleft palate.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024
Now, on the witness stand, he held his hard-billed captain’s hat between his fingers, crossed his arms over his barrel chest, and pointed his cleft chin at Nels Gudmundsson, who wavered unsteadily before him, blinking.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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