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Custer

American  
[kuhs-ter] / ˈkʌs tər /

noun

  1. George Armstrong 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.


Custer British  
/ ˈkʌstə /

noun

  1. George Armstrong. 1839–76, US cavalry general: Civil War hero, killed fighting the Sioux Indians at Little Bighorn, Montana

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“Orforglipron could provide a convenient alternative for the millions of individuals living with obesity around the globe to continue their long-term health journey,” Kenneth Custer, president of Lilly Cardiometabolic Health, said in a news release.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

The annihilation of George Armstrong Custer and the larger part of his Seventh Cavalry steeled the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

He struck on an idea to carve representations of the American West into the granite pinnacles of the Central Black Hills: The Lakota leader Red Cloud, Lewis and Clark, George Armstrong Custer.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2025

In high-cost urban areas like New York County or rural regions like Custer County, Idaho, meal costs are far higher than the average.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025

“Many still believe that Custer and his soldiers fought to the last man, until all of them were killed. It’s true that all were killed, but there was no last stand.”

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III