Haig

American

[heyg] / heɪg /

noun

Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.

Haig British

/ heɪɡ /

noun

Douglas, 1st Earl Haig. 1861–1928, British field marshal; commander in chief of the British forces in France and Flanders (1915–18)

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The 1988 presidential campaign of Alexander Haig, a former four-star general who served as Ronald Reagan’s first secretary of state, flamed out amid GOP infighting over the Iran–Contra affair.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Coach Jamie Joseph has kept faith with the core group that pushed the Chiefs to the brink with just one change to the starting pack -- Oliver Haig replacing Will Stodart.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Alan Haig, president of dealership brokerage firm Haig Partners, said Nissan has relied on offering incentives to dealers to meet sales goals to a greater extent than its competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Immediately after Cox was fired and Richardson and Ruckelshaus had resigned, Nixon’s chief of staff, Alexander M. Haig, ordered the cordoning off of all three of their offices.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

But events did not play out as Haig had planned.

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

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