Carroll

[ kar-uhl ]

/ ˈkær əl /

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noun

Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.

Lewis, pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

Also Carrol. a male or female given name.

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He has also disagreed with Carroll’s preferred offensive philosophy, which is to go back to a run-first approach.
A Russell Wilson trade is unlikely, but Seattle’s star QB is unhappy. Here are the team’s options.|John Clayton|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Trees obscured their view of Woods’s vehicle from Carroll’s back porch, but they learned soon enough that an accident had taken place.
How Rolling Hills Estates residents woke up to the Tiger Woods crash: ‘Oh no, another one.’|Ben Golliver|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
As an adult, Carroll struggled with difficult boyfriends, depression, eating disorders, and excessive drinking.
8 new books coming out in February 2021|Rachel King|February 1, 2021|Fortune
After the first round of clinics at two facilities in Carroll and Howard counties, more than 50 percent of all staff had been vaccinated, and more are expected to sign up for the second round.
Most nursing home workers don’t want the vaccine. Here’s what facilities are doing about it.|Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan, Jenna Portnoy, Erin Cox|January 27, 2021|Washington Post

In Seattle, however, Schneider reports to team chair Jody Allen, not Carroll.
Washington names Martin Mayhew as GM, Marty Hurney as executive vice president|Nicki Jhabvala|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
The sets—which, really, were a feat of design and direction—appeared to be remnants of a Lewis Carroll fever dream.
‘Peter Pan Live!’ Review: No Amount of Clapping Brings It to Life|Kevin Fallon|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Carroll noted that the vehicle had a Pennsylvania plate, DJV5220, registered to Michael and Deborah Frein.
Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’|Michael Daly|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lewis Carroll, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Edgar Allan Poe, and Vincent van Gogh all likely experienced the condition.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet|Cat Ferguson|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Carroll is one of the members of the legislative committee investigating Christie.
Dems Troll Christie on Bridgegate|Olivia Nuzzi|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg and Linda Qiu contributed to this report.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: July 20|PunditFact.com|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Next Skinny Carroll, nervously avoiding the black looks of Bunny and his crew, came forward and was sworn.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants|H. Irving Hancock
He was awakened by hearing this other witness, Carroll, shout a warning that the police were coming.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants|H. Irving Hancock
"Surest pipe you ever lit," affirmed Skinny Carroll, in the only style of speech of which he was master.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants|H. Irving Hancock
The workmen were tearing down a house to make room for Mr. Carroll's coming palace.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2|Various
Mrs. Carroll crouched down in a chair by the side of the bed, the image of hopeless woe.
A Dreadful Temptation|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for Carroll

Carroll

/ (ˈkærəl) /

noun

Lewis. real name the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. 1832–98, English writer; an Oxford mathematics don who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1872) and the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark (1876)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for Carroll

Carroll

[ kăr′əl ]

James 1854-1907

British-born American physician noted for his research on yellow fever. In 1900 he deliberately infected himself with the disease for experimental purposes.

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