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Calloway

American  
[kal-uh-wey] / ˈkæl əˌweɪ /

noun

  1. Cab(ell), 1907–1994, U.S. jazz bandleader and singer.


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The cast includes William Warfield, Leontyne Price and Cab Calloway, who at one point is shown scat-singing in a Vienna tavern, a born entertainer caught in a wonderfully loose, lithe and swinging performance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

Sweeney is currently starring as Millie Calloway in The Housemaid, which is based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2025

Like Calloway, the question with Lola becomes, how much of this is her job and how much of it does she believe?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

Florida-based influencers like Caroline Calloway, Jacqueline Goldrich and Morgan Roos have gone viral for ignoring local Florida hurricane evacuation ordinances, choosing to hunker down in their homes.

From Salon Oct. 10, 2024

“It seems likely,” decided Calloway, the Dartmouth historian.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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