Cary

American  

[kair-ee, kar-ee] / ˈkɛər i, ˈkær i /

noun

1. Alice, 1820–71, U.S. poet (sister of Phoebe Cary).

2. (Arthur) Joyce (Lunel) 1888–1957, English novelist.

3. Henry Francis, 1772–1844, British writer and translator.

4. Phoebe, 1824–71, U.S. poet (sister of Alice Cary).

5. a town in central North Carolina.

6. a male given name.

7. a female given name, form of Caroline.

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Cary British  

/ ˈkærɪ, ˈkɛərɪ /

noun

1. ( Arthur ) Joyce ( Lunel ). 1888–1957, British novelist; author of Mister Johnson (1939), A House of Children (1941), and The Horse's Mouth (1944)

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Cary

Sir Cary, who has advised the UK government on employment policies in this area, says there are several reasons for this.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

"The younger generation get the snowflake tag thrown at them, but it's not true," says University of Manchester psychologist Prof Sir Cary Cooper, who is one of the world's leading experts on workplace wellbeing.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The composer’s fluid, psychologically attuned music proved an elegant and ahead-of-its-time enhancement to the classic 1946 spy romance starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Not since Cary Grant in “To Catch a Thief” has there been a more charismatic and lovable “villain,” not to mention some pretty great heists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Newspapers wrote about the Superfortress and its exploits with the kind of fawning adoration accorded movie stars like Cary Grant.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly