Carr

American

[kahr] / kɑr /

noun

John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.

carr British

/ kɑː /

noun

an area of bog or fen in which scrub, esp willow, has become established

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Etymology

Origin of carr

C15: from Old Norse

Example Sentences

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The 2025 deal for Skydance to takeover Paramount, CBS's parent company, included the unprecedented promise that the organization would "root out bias that has undermined trust," FCC chairman Brendan Carr said.

From Barron's

I was the first reporter to interview Huntley and his partner, Maxine Carr, after Holly and Jessica disappeared in Soham, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday, 4 August 2002.

From BBC

Huntley and Carr were initially reluctant to talk but, after a bit of persuasion, invited me in.

From BBC

I learned that Carr, then 25, had worked as a teaching assistant in Holly and Jessica's class at Soham junior school and knew them well.

From BBC

Huntley, then 28, told how he and Carr had been for a walk with Sadie on the day the girls disappeared.

From BBC

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