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Carson

American  
[kahr-suhn] / ˈkɑr sən /

noun

  1. Christopher Kit, 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.

  2. Sir Edward Henry Baron Carson, 1854–1935, Irish public official.

  3. Johnny, 1925–2005, U.S. television entertainer.

  4. Rachel Louise, 1907–1964, U.S. marine biologist and author.

  5. a city in SW California.

  6. a river in N California and NW Nevada, flowing NE to the Carson Sink. 150 miles (241 km) long.

  7. a male or female given name.


Carson British  
/ ˈkɑːsən /

noun

  1. Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent

  2. Edward Henry, Baron. 1854–1935, Anglo-Irish politician and lawyer; led northern Irish resistance to the British government's plan for home rule for Ireland

  3. Rachel ( Louise ). 1907–64, US marine biologist and science writer; author of Silent Spring (1962)

  4. Willie, full name William Hunter Fisher Carson. born 1942, Scottish jockey: rode four winners in the Derby (1979, 1980, 1989, 1994)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Carson Scientific  
/ kär′sən /
  1. American marine biologist and writer whose best-known book, Silent Spring (1962), was an influential study of the dangerous effects of synthetic pesticides on food chains. Public reaction to the book resulted in stricter controls on pesticide use and shaped the ideas of the modern environmental movement.


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“Worries about oil back over $100 a barrel and the Iran conflict flaring up again are top of mind heading into the weekend,” said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Based on the novel by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, it follows Prue, a young girl who ventures into an enchanted forest to save her little brother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist. Her books must be available to the public," said the letter signed by such notable figures as Nobel laureates Annie Ernaux and Anne Carson.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

In 1854, one “nugget” found on Carson Hill, about 100 miles south of Coloma along the Mother Lode mineral belt, weighed 195 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

From behind her door, I could hear the Johnny Carson theme song and the audience’s laughter, as if they were at a party, having a grand time.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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