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Carla

American  
[kahr-luh] / ˈkɑr lə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Caroline.


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First, Carla Ward's side will have to navigate a 3,100-mile trip to Kazakhstan, to tackle relatively unknown opposition.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

And they are immediately suspicious: Why would Nicholas and Serena—the latter of whom is their former colleague—be in Paris if Carla weren’t planning something?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Carla Lockhart, a local MP from the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, called the appeal overturn "seismic" and said residents had nothing to fear.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

US actress Carla Jeffery, who was known for appearing in 2018 Disney Channel movie Zombies and two sequels, has died at the age of 33.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Carla does the usual chaperone duty in the pickup and then gets dropped off at Capri's.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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