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  Carr

  noun

  John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
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  carr

  noun

  an area of bog or fen in which scrub, esp willow, has become established

Carr

American  

[kahr] / kɑr /

noun

1. John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.

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carr British  

/ kɑː /

noun

1. an area of bog or fen in which scrub, esp willow, has become established

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Etymology

Origin of carr

C15: from Old Norse

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The three judges, including Lady Chief Justice Baroness Sue Carr, say a contempt case would be too complex for the court to manage, meaning it is not in the public interest to proceed.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

"Our observations show that these photons are escaping before galactic winds form," Carr said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Rookie Cameron Carr is out and day-to-day because of a right oblique strain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“In a decade, that’s a lot of movement in the highest chamber,” Carr said.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Ms. Carr had befriended me, and I quickly learned that she was a force of nature—charismatic, powerful, and inspiring.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

"When I'm angry, I carr do no wrong," she says.

From Time Magazine Archive

He thought it very odd that they should care so much less about him, than he knew they did when Stephen and he came into the carr.

From The Settlers at Home by Joseph Martin Kronheim

It would carry any stout man out over the carr; and you would be no better than a twig in the middle of it.”

From The Settlers at Home by Joseph Martin Kronheim

I think the creatures have come up here because the water has driven them out of their holes; and that there would have been quite as many if Roger had been drowned in the carr.

From The Settlers at Home by Joseph Martin Kronheim

I have got useful things myself from under the carr, that brought me more money than any fish and fowl I ever took out of the ponds on it.

From The Settlers at Home by Joseph Martin Kronheim

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