Carey
Americannoun
noun
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George ( Leonard ). born 1935, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002)
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Peter. born 1943, Australian novelist and writer; his novels include Illywhacker (1985), Oscar and Lucinda (1988), and True History of the Kelly Gang (2001)
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William. 1761–1834, British orientalist and pioneer Baptist missionary in India
Example Sentences
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Jefferies’ Carey Kaufman thinks that $850 could be the “magic level” for Costco where it will find support.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
That put it 11% above its long-term average and at its highest level since November, according to a note by Jill Carey Hall and Trey Brown, strategists at BofA Global Research.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
Carey said it’s wrong to reduce a disabled person’s SSI benefits for choosing or needing to live with loved ones.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
Parents Scott and Louisa, from Helston in Cornwall, sought private OIT for their five-year-old daughter Carey after she suffered an "extremely frightening" anaphylactic reaction as a toddler.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
“Shortly after this,” Carey wrote, “the guardians of the poor for the city...ceased the performance of their duties; nearly the whole of them having removed out of the city.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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