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Markham

American  
[mahr-kuhm] / ˈmɑr kəm /

noun

  1. Beryl, 1902–86, English aviation pioneer: first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean east to west 1936.

  2. (Charles) Edwin, 1852–1940, U.S. poet.

  3. Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, SW of the Ross Sea. 15,100 feet (4,600 meters).

  4. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Toronto.

  5. a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.


Markham British  
/ ˈmɑːkəm /

noun

  1. a mountain in Antarctica, in Victoria Land. Height: 4350 m (14 272 ft)

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"His passing is a sad loss to us all," said his agents Markham, Froggatt and Irwin.

From BBC

Toby Markham believed the hiring game had finally swung in his favor.

From The Wall Street Journal

When tech companies went on a recruiting spree a few years ago, Markham, 48, saw a chance to turn his computer-programming hobby into a more lucrative career.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That’s part of what made me believe in skills-based hiring,” says Markham, who is working at a restaurant again while hunting for a tech job.

From The Wall Street Journal

Markham of Pasadena called up the National Guard, which mustered first in San Francisco on July 3.

From Los Angeles Times