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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During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Leinster hit back early in the second half through Joe McCarthy after Lucu's yellow card for pulling the lock's hair.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The scene lost a founding legend in Nitzer Ebb’s Douglas McCarthy not long ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Target plans to replace its head of supply chain, Gretchen McCarthy, with former Walmart executive Jeff England as it tries to reverse sluggish sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
In the first Democratic primary in New Hampshire, the president barely squeaked past Eugene McCarthy, an antiwar senator who had not been expected to pose a serious challenge.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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