Clark

American  

[klahrk] / klɑrk /

noun

1. Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.

2. Champ James Beauchamp, 1850–1921, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1911–19.

3. (Charles) Joseph Joe, born 1939, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1979–80.

4. George Rogers, 1752–1818, U.S. soldier.

5. John Bates 1847–1938, U.S. economist and educator.

6. Kenneth B(ancroft), 1914–2005, U.S. psychologist and educator, born in the Panama Canal Zone.

7. Sir Kenneth McKenzie, Baron Clark of Saltwood 1903–83, English art historian.

8. Mark Wayne, 1896–1984, U.S. general.

9. Thomas Campbell Tom, 1899–1977, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1949–67.

10. Walter Van Tilburg 1909–71, U.S. author.

11. William, 1770–1838, U.S. soldier and explorer (brother of George R. Clark): on expedition with Meriwether Lewis 1804–06.

12. a male given name: a surname, ultimately derived from clerk.

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Clark British  

/ klɑːk /

noun

1. Helen. born 1950, New Zealand Labour politician; prime minister (1999–2008); administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009

2. James, known as Jim. 1936–68, Scottish racing driver; World Champion (1963, 1965)

3. Kenneth, Baron Clark of Saltwood. 1903–83, English art historian: his books include Civilization (1969), which he first presented as a television series

4. William. 1770–1838, US explorer and frontiersman: best known for his expedition to the Pacific Northwest (1804–06) with Meriwether Lewis

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Clark

Throughout the 1990s, Clark County, where Springfield sits, lost 22,000 high-paying blue-collar jobs that never returned.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Clark seems fed up with getting dragged into every battle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Anthropic has officially started the clock on what could be the biggest initial public offering ever, Corrie Driebusch and Kate Clark report for the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

But the film also follows Clark and her colleague Andrea Pino building a network of survivors who refuse to leave one another alone with these experiences.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

The movie star Clark Gable visited the hotel, and I once got to meet a duke and duchess from England.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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