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Carroll

American  
[kar-uhl] / ˈkær əl /

noun

  1. Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.

  2. Lewis, pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

  3. Also Carrol. a male or female given name.


Carroll British  
/ ˈkærəl /

noun

  1. Lewis. real name the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. 1832–98, English writer; an Oxford mathematics don who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1872) and the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark (1876)

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She served as lead attorney in the E. Jean Carroll case, during which the judge admonished her repeatedly for her poor legal skills.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Gov. Jennifer Carroll, has ever won office statewide in Florida.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Administrators at Carroll College spent years discussing how—or whether—to change its high-price, high-discount model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In the first episode of “House of Troy,” Kartje takes us back to the beginning of the Carroll era and the drama that unfolded on and off the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Okay, the worst part of the fight was that Lieutenant Carroll got a broken tooth.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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