McCarthy
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Cormac Charles Joseph McCarthy, Jr., 1933–2023, U.S. novelist noted for stark, often brutal depictions of the human condition.
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Joseph R(aymond), 1909–57, U.S. senator whose fervor for rooting out communist sympathizers was associated with highly divisive and controversial practices.
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Joseph Vincent, 1887–1978, U.S. baseball manager: Baseball Hall of Fame 1957.
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Mary (Therese), 1912–89, U.S. novelist and memoirist.
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Cormac. born 1933, US writer; his novels include Suttree (1979), Blood Meridian (1985), All the Pretty Horses (1992), No Country for Old Men (2005) and The Road (2006)
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Joseph R ( aymond ). 1908–57, US Republican senator, who led (1950-54) the notorious investigations of alleged Communist infiltration into the US government
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Mary ( Therese ). 1912–89, US novelist and critic; her works include The Group (1963)
Example Sentences
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Chastain stars as Jennifer McCarthy, a wealthy San Francisco philanthropist and socialite who runs a foundation that supports a ballet school in Mexico City.
From Los Angeles Times
By the time she starred opposite Melissa McCarthy in Paul Feig’s criminally underrated “Spy,” she had a few more experiences under her belt.
From Los Angeles Times
"The situation, he could have handled it better or chosen his words better but emotions got the better of him," McCarthy told BBC World Service presenter Isaac Fanin.
From BBC
“But this person in Ann Arbor? It’s a girl, and her name’s Daniella McCarthy.”
From Literature
A stellar season in Minnesota came after he replaced injured rookie JJ McCarthy, but then more irony in the Vikings opting to stick with the quarterback they drafted saw Darnold move on again.
From BBC
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