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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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“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

Toombs said CSU officials tied the tentative agreement to an immediate end to the strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

“That is where we stand,” Toombs told me.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 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

Toombs and his following declared their purpose to disregard former connections and side with whatever party accorded the south the guaranty demanded by the resolution above mentioned.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin