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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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For Carroll, one of the worst parts, obviously, was that his character would be dead and he was out of an acting job.

From Los Angeles Times

Carroll, who has played Vance since the show’s fifth season, admits he didn’t think he’d be in the character’s shoes too long given most shows don’t last as long as “NCIS” has.

From Los Angeles Times

Neither Carroll nor Judge could give the exact amount, with Carroll suggesting it had been "several thousand pounds" and Judge saying he did not know.

From BBC

KSI joins former England, Newcastle and West Ham striker Andy Carroll in investing, external in the club, following the recent takeover by Happy Fan Group Ltd.

From BBC

AI development requires hundreds of thousands of chips operating simultaneously for weeks, according to Annapurna head of engineering Mark Carroll.

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