Carrington
Britishnoun
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Dora, known as Carrington . 1893–1932, British painter, engraver, and letter writer; a member of the Bloomsbury Group
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Peter ( Alexander Rupert ), 6th Baron. born 1919, British Conservative politician: secretary of state for defence (1970–74); foreign secretary (1979–82); secretary general of NATO (1984–88)
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On Saturday, Cunningham found herself on the other end of a hard foul from Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Carrington, from Manchester, appeared at the Old Bailey and told the court it would be "crazy" to represent herself and said she would confirm her chosen legal firm by 17 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Ms. Carrington is black and Ms. Cunningham is white, but the irony is that race isn’t even the most divisive issue here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Cunningham hit the ground hard but immediately got up to confront Carrington before team-mates separated them.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
I had agreed to international mediation, and on April 13 a dele-gation arrived led by Lord Carrington, the former British foreign secretary, and Henry Kissinger, the former American secretary of state.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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