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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If “tyranny” seems overwrought, consider the case of Tremaine Carroll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Mr. Carroll has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial in August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Carroll cheered the ruling at the time, writing on her Substack blog: "WE WON!"

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Carroll then scored on an errant throw to third from Kyle Tucker that went into the Dodgers’ dugout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Lieutenant Carroll stayed in our hooch for a while and helped check our supplies.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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