Carlos

American

[kahr-lohs, -luhs, kahr-laws] / ˈkɑr loʊs, -ləs, ˈkɑr lɔs /

noun

Don Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón, 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
a male given name.

Carlos British

/ ˈkɑːlɒs /

noun

Don. full name Carlos María Isidro de Borbón. 1788–1855, second son of Charles IV: pretender to the Spanish throne and leader of the Carlists.

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Kraft Heinz’s former CEO, Carlos Abrams-Rivera, and its board decided last summer that the best path was to split the company, separating its global condiments and North America grocery businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Boozer, 18, is the son of longtime NBA player Carlos Boozer.

From MarketWatch

He helped lead the team covering Carlos Ghosn that won the Overseas Press Club of America’s 2020 award for best international business reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another fan, Carlos Rodriquez, an airplane mechanic living in Tampa, disagreed.

From Los Angeles Times

Her message was exactly what oil executives wanted to hear, said Carlos Pascual, senior vice president for geopolitics and international affairs at S&P Global.

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