Polk

American

[pohk] / poʊk /

noun

James Knox, 1795–1849, the 11th president of the U.S. 1845–49.

Polk British

/ pəʊk /

noun

James Knox. 1795–1849, US statesman; 11th president of the US (1845–49). During his administration, Texas and territory now included in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, and California were added to the Union

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Former US president James K. Polk suffered for two weeks, dying of cholera in Nashville at fifty-three.

From Literature

Kimberly Ann Polk was previously a substitute teacher in Montgomery County, Md., until the district enforced its policy to require addressing students with the pronouns of their asserted gender identities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Broadus and Polk celebrated the life of their infant daughter, Codi, over the weekend in a memorial attended by family and friends.

From Los Angeles Times

Abraham Lincoln first earned national attention by calling out President James K. Polk’s lies about the lead-up to the conflict, which lasted from April 1846 to February 1848, on the floor of Congress.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms. Acosta was part of a team of reporters that won the 2020 George Polk Award for International Reporting for a series of visual investigations.

From The Wall Street Journal

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