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McCormack

American  
[muh-kawr-mik] / məˈkɔr mɪk /

noun

  1. John, 1884–1945, U.S. tenor, born in Ireland.

  2. John William, 1891–1980, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1962–70.


McCormack British  
/ məˈkɔːmæk /

noun

  1. John. 1884–1945, Irish tenor: became US citizen 1919

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Meta may spend up to $135 billion on capex this year, and the company hired a banker with extensive international experience, Dina Powell McCormack, as its president.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Two days later, Rep. John McCormack echoed that statement, using the exact same words to denounce the reforms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

“It used to be that the big-leaguers wouldn’t listen to you unless you were a big-leaguer,” longtime Florida Atlantic baseball coach John McCormack said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

"We have to celebrate the fact Scotland have qualified for the quarter-final of the World Cup for the first time since 2002," former Scotland forward Deborah McCormack told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Farmer convinced a well-heeled Duke classmate, Todd McCormack, to join the PIH board of advisers, as did, some months later, a fellow Harvard anthropology and medical student named Jim Yong Kim.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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