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Carleton

American  
[kahrl-tuhn] / ˈkɑrl tən /

noun

  1. Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.


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In Minnesota, Carleton College’s current senior class has 73 computer-science majors, according to the chair of the computer-science department, Amy Csizmar Dalal.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Miyashita asked Weber, who was then at Carleton University, along with two undergraduate students at the University of Ottawa, to search published research and museum databases for photographs of developing snakes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Other neighbors like Carleton want the interlopers to keep out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Can Carleton be a building block player for a new franchise?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Andrew and Carleton were in their early twenties and dazzlingly hip.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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