Foch
Americannoun
noun
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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
“It’s just going to continue until rates start coming down,” Foch said of the distressed sales.
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
Between 2000 and 2011, Obiang acquired a collection of luxury assets and properties in France, including the Square de l'Avenue Foch mansion located in Paris's wealthy 16th district.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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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