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Toombs

American  
[toomz] / tumz /

noun

  1. Robert, 1810–85, U.S. lawyer, orator, and Confederate statesman and army officer.


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“That is where we stand,” Toombs told me.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

Charles Toombs, president of the California Faculty Assn., lambasted the university’s decision to end contract talks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2024

“These campuses were selected to send a strong signal to the CSU that they need to make major and significant movement on our bargaining demands,” said Charles Toombs, president of the California Faculty Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Charles Toombs, president of the California Faculty Association, which is backing the California State University students’ unionization efforts, said it is unacceptable that some student workers struggle to make ends meet.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

And so remember that Webster looked the greatest of all men of the north, and Toombs the greatest of all men of the south.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin

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