Claiborne
Americannoun
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Pell grants—named after the late Rhode Island senator Claiborne Pell—are the largest source of federal financial aid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The results show that Cedarland was occupied around 500 years before Claiborne or Poverty Point, giving it a distinct timeline.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2025
"Dolores Claiborne" hit like a battering ram into a cultural space that offered only two conceptions of b***hery—vile monster and bad** renegade—both of which grossly failed to represent real women living hardscrabble lives.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
If an infection and a low-grade fever couldn’t stop him, then Chris Claiborne and Rashard Cook had no chance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
“This service is for Mr. Claiborne Ellis,” he told her, nodding toward the casket.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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