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McCloskey

American  
[muh-klos-kee] / məˈklɒs ki /

noun

  1. John, 1810–85, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: first U.S. cardinal 1875.


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SW: McCloskey is a senior player in the sense of age at 33, but he has finally had his real breakthrough moment at 12.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

A sustained spell of pressure from the away side failed to yield their first try after Carre was held up on the line by Caelan Doris, James Ryan and McCloskey.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

McCloskey expects the U.S. to burn 553 million tons of coal this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Doak is likely to be third choice scrum-half behind Jamison Gibson-Park and Craig Casey, while Stuart McCloskey, the recalled Robert Baloucoune and Jacob Stockdale are also named.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

“The one ecology book to read,” McCloskey said.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly