Calhoun
Americannoun
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Meg finds a friend in the book’s second narrator, the 24-year-old “churchy and chinless” Birdina “Birdie” Calhoun, a reluctant visitor to Oxford.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Mr Calhoun is unconvinced by the council's advice to visitors to take their rubbish home.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Stephen Parker was named CEO of the division in July 2025 External link, less than a year after CEO Kelly Ortberg replaced Dave Calhoun External link.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
South Carolina Sen. John C. Calhoun, an ardent defender of states’ rights and slavery, argued there was nothing in the Constitution that gave Congress the power to establish a national cultural institution.
From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025
Ben had heard him called nothing but Art “The Fart” since he had arrived at Calhoun High School.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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