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Corrigan

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

noun

  1. Mairead Former name of Mairead Corrigan Maguire.


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The late Chicago economist Lester Telser claimed Greenspan himself was calling round the banks, not only New York Fed President Jerry Corrigan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

The answer is Irish writer-director Ronan Corrigan, making a sensationally entertaining debut.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

“Banks are at the center of this system even when they appear not to be,” said Patrick Corrigan, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

Jurors saw footage showing Corrigan, who was wearing a high-vis top, approach Algasim's group.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2026

As I came into town that day, all the great pines were noddin,' shmilin' and stretchin' out their mighty arms, as much as to say: 'We congratulate you, Mr. Corrigan.'

From The Comstock Club by Goodwin, Charles Carroll

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