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Comstock

American  
[kuhm-stok, kom-] / ˈkʌm stɒk, ˈkɒm- /

noun

  1. Anthony, 1844–1915, U.S. author and reformer.


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Comstock said she would probably vote for Bass in the runoff.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Since that incident, Comstock said, she takes her daughters only to places like the Huntington or Descanso Gardens that require membership to be admitted.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

The court didn’t reach Louisiana’s separate argument that the Comstock Act criminalizes the mailing of mifepristone, but that doesn’t mean that he won’t embrace that claim later too.

From Slate Apr. 13, 2026

In Texas, it’s working with natural gas producer Comstock Resources.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

While the detectives were trying to establish a connection between the slayings of Charles Whitehorn and Anna Brown, Comstock passed on tidbits that he collected from his network of informants.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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