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Carlton

American  
[kahrl-tuhn] / ˈkɑrl tən /

noun

  1. Stephen Norman SteveLefty, born 1944, U.S. baseball player.

  2. a male given name.


Carlton British  
/ ˈkɑːltən /

noun

  1. a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 48 493 (2001)

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In recent years, the Grinch, previously named Carl and Carlton, has sailed under the flags of Barbados, Gabon, Liberia and the Marshall Islands, French officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new standards might make anyone who grew up watching the likes of Steve Carlton and Nolan Ryan choke on their Cracker Jack.

From The Wall Street Journal

Carlton Cuse, a showrunner on season two, told Deadline that the writers and researchers they worked with infused the season with “plausibility” to make it compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Houston, Texas remains a major venue but the Chevron Championship moves from Carlton Woods to the city's Memorial Park course.

From BBC

Carlton Fairweather: A member of Wimbledon's infamous 'Crazy Gang', he went on to manage Sunderland Ladies.

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