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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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The 19th reached out to Paxton’s office and Senate campaign, Carlton, the University Health System and the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office for comment, but received no immediate reply.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

The suit names Paxton and Stephen Brint Carlton, the executive director of the Texas Medical Board, in their official and individual capacities, as well as Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales in his official capacity.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

His rendition of the Vanessa Carlton song “A Thousand Miles” in the latter is particularly memorable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Reporter Jim Carlton boarded a San Francisco boat to see the tech and speak with researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Pictures of Carlton line the wall, taken up until about the day before yesterday.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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