Carlyle
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Thomas, 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian.
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a male given name.
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Robert. born 1961, Scottish actor; his work includes the television series Cracker and Hamish Macbeth and the films Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The Beach (2000), and 28 Weeks Later (2007)
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Thomas. 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian. His works include Sartor Resartus (1833–34), The French Revolution (1837), lectures On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1841), and the History of Frederick the Great (1858–65)
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The founder and chief executive officer of Real Macro, Currie was formerly the chief energy strategist at both Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Carlyle completed a deal to sell its stake back to McDonald’s in early 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
McGovern said he is inundated with calls and emails from fund managers that seem to have few differences, but that the day gave him a connection to Carlyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
He mingled for hours with Carlyle executives and other existing and potential clients, who at times chatted among themselves about their investment experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Carlyle pushes his mop toward a cowering batch of them, and they skitter away on purple little dendrite legs.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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