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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).

"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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The White House has been informed of the declining inventories of air defense interceptors by Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, officials added.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Audiobook platform ElevenReader, whose investors include actor Matthew McConaughey, even launched a version last month narrated by an AI-generated voice modeled after Michael Caine.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine will attend the conference, which was first reported by Axios.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

“It is critical that we stay ahead of our adversaries and we must have the funds before we are out of time,” Caine said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Time was pressing, and he appealed to Mr. Caine, the stage manager.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various

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