McCarthy

[ muh-kahr-thee ]

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Cor·mac Charles Joseph McCarthy, Jr., [kawr, -mak, ‑m, uh, k], 1933–2023, U.S. novelist noted for stark, often brutal depictions of the human condition.
Joseph R(aymond), 1909–57, U.S. senator whose fervor for rooting out communist sympathizers was associated with highly divisive and controversial practices.
Joseph Vincent, 1887–1978, U.S. baseball manager: Baseball Hall of Fame 1957.
Mary (Therese), 1912–89, U.S. novelist and memoirist.

McCarthy

/ məˈkɑːθɪ /

McCarthyCormac1933MUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: writer Cormac. born 1933, US writer; his novels include Suttree (1979), Blood Meridian (1985), All the Pretty Horses (1992), No Country for Old Men (2005) and The Road (2006)
McCarthyJoseph R(aymond)19081957MUSPOLITICS: politician Joseph R ( aymond ). 1908–57, US Republican senator, who led (1950-54) the notorious investigations of alleged Communist infiltration into the US government
McCarthyMary (Therese)19121989FUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: critic Mary ( Therese ). 1912–89, US novelist and critic; her works include The Group (1963)

Cormac McCarthy once said that a novel can “encompass all the various disciplines and interests of humanity.”

Sxities icon Eugene McCarthy spent his final years warning about the negative impact of unfettered immigration.

Such was the corrosive paranoia of the time, fueled by McCarthy and abetted by Hoover.

Spirituality, after all, is not as marketable as sex appeal, so maybe the media-savvy McCarthy is exposing a true vulnerability.

McCarthy, who used to self-identify as a Democrat, now calls herself an Independent.

Reverend McCarthy, one of the oldest, and regarded as one of the strongest, one of the ablest ministers to such a forsaken charge.

The detective went downstairs and talked with Mrs. McCarthy a few minutes, and then took his leave.

Mr. McCarthy (Wisconsin): On certain minor injuries, would you say that was true?

Dr. McCarthy: Do you think it will make the employer more careful?

Dr. McCarthy: Do you want the election before or after the accident?

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