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Polk

[ pohk ]

noun

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


Polk

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. PolkJames Knox17951849MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Trump admires not just McKinley, but he also has, apparently, a portrait of James Polk, who was responsible for the Mexican War and the annexation of large amounts of lands from Mexico.

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The Patriots, who used the fifth pick in that round to draft Washington receiver Ja’Lynn Polk.

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Trump’s lawyers filed the action Monday in a state court in Polk County, home to the state capital of Des Moines and the Register, Iowa’s leading newspaper.

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She is currently being held at the Polk County jail.

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TV and Broadway star Gavin Creel has died from a “rare and aggressive” cancer at the age of 48, his publicist Matt Polk has announced.

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