Cronin


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Cronin

(ˈkrəʊnɪn)
n
1. (Biography) A(rchibald) J(oseph). 1896–1981, British novelist and physician. His works include Hatter's Castle (1931), The Judas Tree (1961), and Dr Finlay's Casebook, a TV series based on his medical experiences
2. (Biography) James Watson. born 1931, US physicist; shared the Nobel prize for physics (1980) for his work on parity conservation in weak interactions
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In Chicago there was a Doc- tor Cronin who was murdered.
Dan Cronin secured a third term as DuPage County Board chairman by narrowly defeating Democratic challenger Lynn LaPlante.
Louis jury on June 12.<br />"Reggie had no idea that concrete was there," said plaintiff's attorney Tim Cronin, of The Simon Law Firm.
SEAN CRONIN believes being omitted from the Ireland squad last November has helped him to rediscover his best form in a Leinster jersey.
Dean Cronin, 41, was behind a campaign, along with Daniel Gordon, 28, working at the top level of a criminal network where luxury cars were stolen from driveways and sold on.
Dean Cronin, 41, from Cardiff, was behind a campaign, along with Daniel Gordon, 28, working at the top level of a criminal network where luxury cars were stolen from driveways and sold on.
On May 25, 1889, some 12,000 people visited the First Cavalry Armory on Michigan Avenue to file past the coffin containing Dr Patrick Cronin's body; on the following day, the funeral route was lined by an estimated 40,000 onlookers, and some 7,000 mourners walked behind Cronin's coffin when it was taken from the Armory for a funeral Mass in Holy Name Cathedral, into which some 4,000 people had crammed.
Navy SEAL Curt Cronin was the keynote speaker for the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) Young Leaders luncheon at NSSGA's Annual Convention and AGG1 Academy & Expo.
'HE WAS THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD' THE devastated son of cyclist Alan Cronin has described him as "the best father I could have had".
Stephen Cronin had been in a relationship with Susan Wonnacott for four years before she was removed from their home by police and social workers.