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.
noun
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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)
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More than one-third of staff called out at three other airports the same day, including George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston, and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
From BBC
The Marshall Plan used America’s wealth to rebuild its defeated former enemies.
CEO Will Marshall touted fiscal 2026 as a “transformational” year that included the launch of 40 satellites and a pact with Google to explore data centers in space.
From Barron's
“With this excellent backlog as well as our healthy pipeline, we project strong growth for this year and beyond,” CEO Will Marshall said in a statement.
From MarketWatch
Psyche is the 14th mission selected under NASA's Discovery Program, managed by the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
From Science Daily
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