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Kalb

American  
[kalb, kahlp] / kælb, kɑlp /

noun

  1. Johann Baron de Kalb, 1721–80, German general in the American Revolutionary Army.


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Conductor Roberto Kalb luxuriated in the rich orchestration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“It’s been one of if not the main issue she’s emphasized in the last year or two,” said Matthew Baum, Marvin Kalb professor of global communications at Harvard University.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2024

Gen. Johann de Kalb, who led a division of Maryland and Delaware Continentals southward and died from wounds sustained in the Battle of Camden.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

“It’s been a brutal day. We literally have every single penny in Silicon Valley Bank,” Kalb said Friday, pegging the deposit amount that’s now tied up at millions of dollars.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

In the spring of 1780, Washington sent reinforcements to the South, with a regiment of artillery under Baron De Kalb, a German veteran who had come to America with Lafayette.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Charles Morris

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