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Ms Winkles said the movement, started in 2024, had seen thousands of additional signatures for its pact since the release of the show.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

In 1974, he became the Angels’ third-base coach and managed the team for four midseason games after Bobby Winkles was fired and before Dick Williams was hired, going 2-2.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

There is no doubt that missing a large chunk of college has changed the social dynamic on campus, as if students were all Rip Van Winkles, returning from a long slumber.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2021

They are Rip van Winkles, shows that slept for years and now, having awoken, are being forced to reckon with The World Today.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2018

At Dulwich Church, the bridegroom was met “by the bride, the maids, the Winkles, the Wardles, and Trundles,” always to be last and insignificant. 

From Pickwickian Studies by Fitzgerald, Percy Hethrington