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Carolyn

American  
[kar-uh-lin] / ˈkær ə lɪn /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Rogers added: “Lisa Rinna as Carolyn Bessette comes off the stage and Lisa Kudrow turns to her and says, ‘We’ve known each other since our kids were 2!’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

In her ruling, Arbitrator Carolyn E. Demarest, a retired New York judge, found Ghaffar was terminated for cause, and that he had “committed acts of intentional misconduct or fraud.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Villarreal: How about finding John and Carolyn together?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Tell me about that collaboration and what the clothes said to you about who Carolyn is and then who John is.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A voice inside my head kept telling me, They missed you this time, Carolyn.

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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