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Carroll

American  
[kar-uhl] / ˈkær əl /

noun

  1. Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.

  2. Lewis, pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

  3. Also Carrol. a male or female given name.


Carroll British  
/ ˈkærəl /

noun

  1. 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)

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That volatility is worrying for Stifel Equity Market Strategist Thomas Carroll, because it could be indicative of a bull market top.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

“A 5% bump, especially in the retail industry where margins are thin, is a big deal,” says Dmitry Mitrofanov, an assistant professor at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and one of the paper’s authors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Munnell recently retired as the Peter F. Drucker professor of management sciences at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and was the founder of the college’s Center for Retirement Research.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

With his best friend, Diahann Carroll, and a sizable contribution from Sidney Poitier, Aaron organizes the funeral, attempting to redeem the reputation he was hired to protect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Dear Mrs. Carroll, My name is Richard Perry, and I had the good fortune to serve under your husband.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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