deary

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Deary, whose Horrible Histories series have sold millions around the world and been turned into a TV franchise, said Corder had been convicted on circumstantial evidence and suffered terribly as a result.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

William Deary, who quit his job in publishing to help his wife, Cherilyn, start a home health care company, said they had made sure that their child, Kylyn, saw what they were doing.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2019

Findings from studies led by Ian Deary of the University of Edinburgh, meanwhile, undermine the idea that gifted children go on to become disproportionately troubled.

From Economist • Mar. 22, 2018

As the Edinburgh University cognitive ageing specialist Prof Ian Deary put it, “It is difficult to name even one gene that is reliably associated with normal intelligence in young, healthy adults.”

From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2018

Deary me, and the tallow growing so cold!

From Little Grandmother by May, Sophie