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Carole

American  
[kar-uhl] / ˈkær əl /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Carole King shared on Threads that she was heartbroken by the news.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Driving home together after a writing seminar in the early 1990s, author Carole Glickfeld’s student mentioned that she and her husband were starting an internet bookstore.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

"Why do solar storms propagate in this way? What are their structures, and can we develop models that allow us to predict them?" asked Carole Mundell, the ESA's director of science.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

To which she replies in savvy screwball fashion worthy of Carole Lombard: “Be sure of that — two other husbands.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Carole loved God and church as much as I did.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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