crandall

[ kran-dl ]

/ ˈkræn dl /

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noun

a tool for dressing stone, having adjustable, pointed, steel rods held in a slot at the end of the handle.

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Origin of crandall

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Crandall

[ kran-dl ]

/ ˈkræn dl /

noun

Prudence, 1803–90, U.S. educator and civil rights activist.

Crandall believes the state failed in its duties by providing him a lawyer with too little experience.
Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|February 23, 2021|ProPublica
Now, however, prosecutors were seeking a 12-year prison sentence, Crandall said.
Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|February 23, 2021|ProPublica
Deflated, Crandall decided that fighting the charges would be futile.
Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|February 23, 2021|ProPublica
A court clerk in Aroostook County again assigned McIntosh to defend Crandall.
Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|February 23, 2021|ProPublica

I asked Crandall how much the program ultimately will cost the company.
MassMutual is offering free life insurance policies to frontline health care workers|Alan Murray|October 9, 2020|Fortune
White and Crandall agree that low-intensity workouts are ideal.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many|DailyBurn|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Sometimes elevating the heart rate will cause additional pounding in your head,” says Crandall.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many|DailyBurn|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Portable snacks are good to have on hand, too, says Jessica Crandall, RDN, Denver Wellness & Nutrition Director.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many|DailyBurn|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Mr. Crandall wants to talk to you," he said, grinning triumphantly, the phone extended to Melroy.
Day of the Moron|Henry Beam Piper
Melroy looked at Crandall curiously, wondering if the latter were serious, and deciding that he was.
Day of the Moron|Henry Beam Piper
When Melroy rejected his demand that the two men be reinstated, Crandall demanded to see the records of the tests.
Day of the Moron|Henry Beam Piper
This was especially directed against the famous Prudence Crandall school, and was repeated in 1838.
The Negro in the South|Booker T. Washington
A physician was sent for at once—Doctor Crandall, whom Mrs. Garner had known for long years.
Pretty Madcap Dorothy|Laura Jean Libbey