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Toombs

American  
[toomz] / tumz /

noun

  1. Robert, 1810–85, U.S. lawyer, orator, and Confederate statesman and army officer.


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In the shop, officially designated as Madame Leota’s Somewhere Beyond, hangs a portrait of Toombs in her Haunted Mansion guise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

“We think there are major gains for everyone here and that this agreement is responsive to the majority of our members,” Toombs said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

“The collective action of so many lecturers, professors, counselors, librarians and coaches over these last eight months forced C.S.U. management to take our demands seriously,” Charles Toombs, president of the union, said in a statement.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

Charles Toombs, president of the California Faculty Association, which is backing the California State University students’ unionization efforts, said it is unacceptable that some student workers struggle to make ends meet.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

On appeal by Toombs the chairman was reversed.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin

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