Marshall
Americannoun
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Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.
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George C(atlett) 1880–1959, U.S. general and statesman: secretary of state 1947–49; Nobel Peace Prize 1953.
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John, 1755–1835, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1801–35.
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Thomas Riley, 1854–1925, vice president of the U.S. 1913–21.
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Thurgood 1908–93, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1967–91.
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a city in NE Texas.
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a town in central Missouri.
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a town in SW Minnesota.
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Also Marshal. a male given name.
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Alfred. 1842–1924, English economist, author of Principles of Economics (1890)
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George Catlett. 1880–1959, US general and statesman. He was chief of staff of the US army (1939–45) and, as secretary of state (1947–49), he proposed the Marshall Plan (1947), later called the European Recovery Programme: Nobel peace prize 1953
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John. 1755–1835, US jurist and statesman. As chief justice of the Supreme Court (1801–35), he established the principles of US constitutional law
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Sir John Ross. 1912–88, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1972)
Example Sentences
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When incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall stepped to the microphone at last weekend’s Kansas State Fair debate, hundreds of those gathered booed, hissed and jeered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Yet the future secretary of state — and architect of the Marshall Plan — was most concerned with competence and candor leading to military effectiveness.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Xu from the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Connie Yan and Wallace Marshall from the University of California San Francisco also contributed to the work.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Marshall: Made interception in end zone on two-point conversion attempt to save one-point win over Marquez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
A young chess master, a few years Bobby’s senior, was calling from the office phone of the Marshall Chess Club, attempting to talk Fischer into getting together.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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