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Karl

American  
[kahrl] / kɑrl /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Charles.


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Adding to her emotional chaos is a fed up ex-husband named Karl, played by Jake Johnson, and the custody battle he’s exacerbated with his decision to move from Brooklyn to Boise, Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“Palantir’s call was not a positive for the enterprise software sector,” UBS analyst Karl Keirstead wrote in a research note.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Karl Zinsmeister, who died of cancer on April 30, writing in the Journal, Aug. 21, 2025:

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Luis Diaz, Serge Gnabry and Lennart Karl have all made a significant contributions behind Harry Kane too.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Karl spotted the Blood Banner standing in a special place of honor at the front of the room.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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