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

Efficiencies are inevitably lost when EVs are produced along the same assembly line as internal-combustion-engine vehicles, notes John Murphy, managing director at Haig Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

After Reagan was shot, it was Haig who stood in the press briefing room and declared he was in control.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

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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