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Calloway

American  
[kal-uh-wey] / ˈkæl əˌweɪ /

noun

  1. Cab(ell), 1907–1994, U.S. jazz bandleader and singer.


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The cast includes William Warfield, Leontyne Price and Cab Calloway, who at one point is shown scat-singing in a Vienna tavern, a born entertainer caught in a wonderfully loose, lithe and swinging performance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

Sweeney is currently starring as Millie Calloway in The Housemaid, which is based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2025

Arthur Calloway, co-vice-chair of the Civilian Oversight Commission, asked at the October meeting whether the sheriff’s department could be trusted to investigate inmate claims against its own employees.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2025

When asked about her disaster plan, Calloway said her apartment had hurricane-grade windows that will be taped up.

From Salon Oct. 10, 2024

Herman E. Calloway said, “Answer me, where’d you take these from?”

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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