Carroll

American

[kar-uhl] / ˈkær əl /

noun

Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.
Lewis, pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
Also Carrol. a male or female given name.

Carroll British

/ 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)

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Former England striker Andy Carroll is pictured on the front page of the Mirror, after he revealed he was sexually assaulted by a man in 2021.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Carroll, who also played in the Premier League for Liverpool and West Ham, called the police and was "sobbing" in the arms of his children's nanny.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The school turned to an unpopular choice: Pete Carroll, a former NFL coach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

This philosophy also extended to his collaboration with Carroll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Carroll and McMellon have neither cover nor concealment: there is no car door pillar to shield them, to allow them to slow the moment down.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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