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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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The project's lead, Dr Sean McCormack, said: "Personally, I'm very excited to see what names the children come up with."

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Or, as Peter McCormack, one of the experts presenting on the main stage, put it: “For most people, pain is going to be the thing that brings them to Bitcoin.”

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

On Tuesday, the San Diego County district attorney’s office announced its decision to pursue capital punishment against Leticia McCormack, who was an ordained elder and youth minister at a San Diego church.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Dr. McCormack said it is essential to create a clear process for incorporating ice sheet model projections into policies addressing sea level rise.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

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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