Caine

American

[keyn] / keɪn /

noun

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

Caine British

/ keɪn /

noun

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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He has praised several of his favorite officials—Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in his first term, Gen. Dan Caine now—for looking their role, “straight out of Central Casting.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Trump, who initially sought to play down the incident, decided to retaliate after meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

An A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft also crashed during the mission to extract them, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine later said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Italian Job legend Michael Caine, 93, "levelled the playing field quite quickly" when they worked together on 2014's Kingsman: The Secret Service.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Hall Caine came afterwards, and talked long about the Bible.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe

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