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Calvert

American  
[kal-vert] / ˈkæl vərt /

noun

  1. Charles 3rd Baron Baltimore, 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).

  2. Sir George 1st Baron Baltimore, c1580–1632, British statesman: founder of the colony of Maryland.

  3. his son Leonard, 1606–47, first colonial governor of Maryland 1634–47.


Calvert British  
/ ˈkælvət /

noun

  1. Sir George, 1st Baron Baltimore. ?1580–1632, English statesman; founder of the colony of Maryland

  2. his son, Leonard. 1606–47, English statesman; first colonial governor of Maryland (1634–47)

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“There’s just a massive amount of energy demand,” explains Chris Madden, a managing director at Calvert Research and Management.

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Unfortunately, Calvert’s mutual fund has a high expense ratio, at 1.24%.

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Young Kim and Ken Calvert are going to battle for control of the region’s only safe Republican seat post-Proposition 50.

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“I don’t think they have the votes,” Calvert said Friday.

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