Carter
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Bennett Lester Benny, 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
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Betty Lillie Mae Jones, 1930–98, U.S. jazz singer.
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Don(ald James), 1926–2012, U.S. bowler.
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Elliott Elliott Cook Carter, Jr., 1908–2012, U.S. composer.
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Hodding 1907–72, U.S. journalist and publisher.
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Howard, 1873–1939, English Egyptologist.
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Jimmy James Earl Carter, Jr., born 1924, 39th president of the United States 1977–81.
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Mrs. Leslie Caroline Louise Dudley, 1862–1937, U.S. actress.
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Maybelle Mother Maybelle Carter, 1909–78, U.S. country-and-western singer and guitarist.
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Nick, pen name of authors who wrote a detective-story series in which Nick Carter, created by John R. Coryell, is the main character.
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Rosalynn Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter, 1928–2023, U.S. First Lady 1977–81 (wife of Jimmy Carter).
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a male given name.
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Angela. 1940–92, British novelist and writer; her novels include The Magic Toyshop (1967) and Nights at the Circus (1984)
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Elliot ( Cook ). 1908–2012, US composer. His works include the Piano Sonata (1945–46), four string quartets, and other orchestral pieces: Pulitzer Prize 1960, 1973
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Howard. 1873–1939, English Egyptologist: excavated the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen
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James Earl, known as Jimmy. born 1924, US Democratic statesman; 39th president of the US (1977–81); Nobel peace prize 2002
Example Sentences
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The cookbooks I always turn to are: “Carter’s Cookbook” by Carter Were.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
A lot of the items available at the faciltity are donated, which Carter said the team was "really, really grateful for".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
District Judge David O. Carter to monitor a settlement between the city of Los Angeles and the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Jimmy Carter, famously a Sunday school teacher, spoke about his faith a lot.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Not a whit!—courage! This day fortnight you’ll hardly be a pin the worse of it: you’ve lost a little blood; that’s all. Carter, assure him there’s no danger.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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