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Carroll

American  
[kar-uhl] / ˈkær əl /

noun

  1. Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.

  2. Lewis, pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

  3. Also Carrol. a male or female given name.


Carroll British  
/ ˈkærəl /

noun

  1. Lewis. real name the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. 1832–98, English writer; an Oxford mathematics don who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1872) and the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark (1876)

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In fact, tailwinds from 2025 are becoming headwinds, as energy prices climb and the K-shaped recovery starts to crumble: “Paper-rich consumers supported spending by running down savings, however this is already dissipating,’ Carroll writes.

From Barron's

For Carroll, one of the worst parts, obviously, was that his character would be dead and he was out of an acting job.

From Los Angeles Times

Carroll, who has played Vance since the show’s fifth season, admits he didn’t think he’d be in the character’s shoes too long given most shows don’t last as long as “NCIS” has.

From Los Angeles Times

Carroll said he had closed the account in the way he understood was correct, leaving the money in it, and was unable to afford the fee required to reverse the automatic transfer to the Crown.

From BBC

KSI joins former England, Newcastle and West Ham striker Andy Carroll in investing, external in the club, following the recent takeover by Happy Fan Group Ltd.

From BBC