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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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MARKHAM, Canada — Suburban Toronto is more than 2,000 miles from Mexico City, but in many ways it might as well be in another universe.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal