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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Polk, James Polk, James K. Polk, James Knox Polk, President Polknoun

    11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)

Wikipedia

  1. POLK

    DNA polymerase kappa is a DNA polymerase that in humans is encoded by the POLK gene. It is involved in translesion synthesis.

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  1. polk

    Polk can refer to a couple of things, but it typically refers to: 1. James K. Polk: The 11th President of the United States, who served from 1845-1849. He is known for his expansionist policy, which led to the acquisition of Texas and much of the Western U.S. 2. Polk Audio: An American manufacturer of audio products, best known for its home and automobile speakers. It was founded in 1972 by Matthew Polk, George Klopfer and Sandy Gross. The context in which the term "Polk" is used will typically make it clear which definition applies.

Wikidata

  1. Polk

    Polk is a village in Polk County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 322 at the 2010 census.

Suggested Resources

  1. POLK

    What does POLK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the POLK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. POLK

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Polk is ranked #1296 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Polk surname appeared 27,094 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 would have the surname Polk.

    47.9% or 12,994 total occurrences were Black.
    45.4% or 12,322 total occurrences were White.
    2.4% or 667 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.3% or 637 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1% or 295 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.6% or 179 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of polk in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of polk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of polk in a Sentence

  1. Tre Polk:

    It was ridiculous, he must have known something about Melvin Gordon, and he worked out with Josh Jacobs and liked what he saw so he took him, and he took the Patriots defense, and he grabbed Austin Ekeler. But Polk said one surprising move by Minshew was the fact hedidnt even pickhimself for his team.

  2. Sheriff Grady Judd:

    Together with the Polk County School Board we are committed to keeping children safe. Thanks to their quick actions in reporting this, we were able to prevent this monster from hurting anyone else.

  3. Carlos Smith:

    The message has already been received by the 18,000 undocumented persons in Polk County, this is not the message we need to be sending out with a disaster upon us.

  4. Frank Cownie:

    To me, the science has been very clear. When you see a spread like we're seeing in the state of Iowa and in Polk County, we need to be more diligent.

  5. Kenneth Gamble:

    Even if she was disrupting the class, I don’t think it was worth going three hours or more scrubbing the floor for talking, i don’t appreciate you having my child scrub a floor with a toothbrush. I’m pretty sure she doesn'tscrub her own floor with a toothbrush. The Polk County School District told Fox News in a statement it was deeply concerned about the allegations, and said it's opened a formal investigation into the alleged incident. Florida's Department of Children and Families and police are also investigating, according to the district. Our schools are required to follow a Code of Student Conduct; it is expected that all disciplinary measures be handled in a manner that is respectful to the student and preserves their dignity, the statement read. If true, the allegations described at Lake Alfred Elementary are completely unacceptable.

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