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Foch

American  
[fosh, fawsh] / fɒʃ, fɔʃ /

noun

  1. Ferdinand 1851–1929, French marshal.


Foch British  
/ fɔʃ /

noun

  1. Ferdinand (fɛrdinɑ̃). 1851–1929, marshal of France; commander in chief of Allied armies on the Western front in World War I (1918)

"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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As one intelligence analyst put it to me last week: His inspiration may be Marshal Ferdinand Foch, the general who commanded French forces at the Battle of the Marne in 1914.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

There were no such “power of sale” listings three years ago, according to data compiled by Daniel Foch, a Toronto-based real estate broker and researcher.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2023

The Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier served the French Navy for four decades as the Foch, capable of carrying 40 war planes.

From Reuters Feb. 4, 2023

The 72-hour deadline that Foch gives Erzberger to sign adds an element of ticking-clock suspense to the overall narrative, albeit by departing from Remarque’s first-person point of view.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2022

“This is not peace,” declared French field marshal Ferdinand Foch.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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