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Kalb

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[kalb, kahlp] / kælb, kɑlp /

noun

  1. Johann Baron de Kalb, 1721–80, German general in the American Revolutionary Army.


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Conductor Roberto Kalb luxuriated in the rich orchestration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“It’s been one of if not the main issue she’s emphasized in the last year or two,” said Matthew Baum, Marvin Kalb professor of global communications at Harvard University.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2024

Gen. Johann de Kalb, who led a division of Maryland and Delaware Continentals southward and died from wounds sustained in the Battle of Camden.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

Kalb started off Monday by opening an account at the largest in the U.S.,

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

Conway, after the departure of Lafayette and De Kalb from Albany, had remained but a short time in the command there, being ordered to join the army under General McDougall, stationed at Fishkill.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving

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