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Callaghan

American  
[kal-uh-han, -huhn, -guhn] / ˈkæl əˌhæn, -hən, -gən /

noun

  1. (Leonard) James, 1912–2005, British political leader: prime minister 1976–79.

  2. Morley Edward, 1903–90, Canadian novelist.


Callaghan British  
/ ˈkæləˌhæn /

noun

  1. ( Leonard ) James, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff. 1912–2005, British Labour statesman; prime minister (1976–79)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In a statement shared on X, Callaghan said he had nothing to do with the project and had only shared the contact list with Biden to help him expand his audience.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Callaghan “had no idea it had anything to do with crypto, he was completely misled by Hunter Biden,” Mitchell Jackson, a representative for Callaghan and other popular social-media figures, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

In February, Hirtle Callaghan placed a request to redeem all of its shares in a major nontraded BDC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

At the time, the Labour leader of Basildon Borough Council, Gavin Callaghan, said: "There is now no doubt that LGR in Essex is over."

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

I received a present yesterday of a saddle of venison weighing 40 pounds from Mr. Callaghan.

From Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton by Various

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