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Toombs

American  
[toomz] / tumz /

noun

  1. Robert, 1810–85, U.S. lawyer, orator, and Confederate statesman and army officer.


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But Toombs said leaders would go back to the bargaining table if members reject the tentative agreement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

“The collective action of so many lecturers, professors, counselors, librarians and coaches over these last eight months forced C.S.U. management to take our demands seriously,” Charles Toombs, president of the union, said in a statement.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

Charles Toombs, president of the California Faculty Assn., lambasted CSU’s decision to end negotiations as “disrespect from management.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

Charles Toombs, president of the California Faculty Association, which is backing the California State University students’ unionization efforts, said it is unacceptable that some student workers struggle to make ends meet.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Compare Webster and Toombs, each at his outset combating with the ablest lawyers of his State as adversaries, and also publicly discussing varied questions of policy.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin