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Caine

American  
[keyn] / keɪn /

noun

  1. (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.


Caine British  
/ keɪn /

noun

  1. Sir Michael. real name Maurice Micklewhite . born 1933, British film actor. His films include The Ipcress File (1965), Get Carter (1971), Educating Rita (1983), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and The Cider House Rules (1999).

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Rubio began to meet regularly with Miller, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe and Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to discuss the potential military operation.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Caine spoke, the president’s eyes appeared closed, as if he were fighting off sleep while standing up.

From Salon

U.S. elite forces descended on Maduro’s compound at around 2 a.m. local time Saturday, grabbing him and his wife before they could escape to a safe room, said Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

From The Wall Street Journal

It required months of work by U.S. intelligence and included at least one informant within the Venezuelan government who helped the U.S. “understand how he moved, where he lived, where he traveled, what he ate, what he wore, what were his pets,” said Caine.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. force “maintained the element of surprise” as it descended on Maduro’s compound, Caine said.

From The Wall Street Journal