Polk

American

[pohk] / poʊk /

noun

James Knox, 1795–1849, the 11th president of the U.S. 1845–49.

Polk British

/ pəʊk /

noun

James Knox. 1795–1849, US statesman; 11th president of the US (1845–49). During his administration, Texas and territory now included in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, and California were added to the Union

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Currently pending, for example, is the petition for certiorari in Polk v.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

At the Polk County office, there are two full-time employees, serving roughly 30,000 voters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Judge Katherine Polk Failla, an Obama appointee, issued the temporary restraining order the day after hearing oral argument.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

"Designing and building these thrusters over the last couple of years has been a long lead-up to this first test," said James Polk, senior research scientist at JPL.

From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026

I had been through streets like Polk Street before, when we had picked up laundry, but we had only been passing through then.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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