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McCloskey

American  
[muh-klos-kee] / məˈklɒs ki /

noun

  1. John, 1810–85, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: first U.S. cardinal 1875.


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Nicole McCloskey, from Kilmarnock, had been due to go to Disneyland Paris with her family before their flight was cancelled.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Everybody’s very excited about it,” Mark McCloskey, a lawyer representing Jan. 6 defendants, told the Washington Post.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

Captain Iain Henderson was suspended, while Stuart McCloskey - so influential for both Ulster and Ireland - was injured along with Jacob Stockdale and Rob Herring.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Demand for coal from the chemicals industry was up 11% year-over-year in April, McCloskey reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Just the title, the authors, and a quote from Michael McCloskey of the Sierra Club, whatever that meant.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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