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Corrigan

American  
[kawr-i-guhn, kor-] / ˈkɔr ɪ gən, ˈkɒr- /

noun

  1. Mairead Former name of Mairead Corrigan Maguire.


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A defence barrister also outlined that Corrigan had already spent 10 months in jail and that he suffered from ill health, including prostate cancer.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Peter Corrigan, a former business professor and retired auto-industry executive, conducted his own analysis of the school’s finances and criticized leaders for adopting “a laissez faire attitude.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Corrigan Gommenginger travelled from Seattle in the US to see Trooping the Colour taking up his spot on The Mall at 4am.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

A group of digital-savvy Gen-Zers try to pull off a crypto caper in the impressively entertaining feature debut from writer-director Ronan Corrigan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

"Not a bit of it," answered Corrigan sharply.

From The Comstock Club by Charles Carroll Goodwin

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