Marshall
Americannoun
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Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.
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George C(atlett) 1880–1959, U.S. general and statesman: secretary of state 1947–49; Nobel Peace Prize 1953.
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John, 1755–1835, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1801–35.
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Thomas Riley, 1854–1925, vice president of the U.S. 1913–21.
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Thurgood 1908–93, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1967–91.
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a city in NE Texas.
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a town in central Missouri.
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a town in SW Minnesota.
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Also Marshal. a male given name.
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Alfred. 1842–1924, English economist, author of Principles of Economics (1890)
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George Catlett. 1880–1959, US general and statesman. He was chief of staff of the US army (1939–45) and, as secretary of state (1947–49), he proposed the Marshall Plan (1947), later called the European Recovery Programme: Nobel peace prize 1953
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John. 1755–1835, US jurist and statesman. As chief justice of the Supreme Court (1801–35), he established the principles of US constitutional law
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Sir John Ross. 1912–88, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1972)
Example Sentences
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If young Americans serving in uniform during World War II were unaware of how Marshall approached general officer accountability, they certainly felt war’s ravages up close and personal.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Xu from the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Connie Yan and Wallace Marshall from the University of California San Francisco also contributed to the work.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Cole was married twice – first to playwright and theatrical fight director Henry Marshall, whom she divorced in 1988.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“People understand the value of migration,” said Joe Marshall, 26, who runs a construction consulting firm and moved to the village recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
A week later Bobby was back at the Marshall to play in the weekly speed tournament—christened the “Tuesday Night Rapid Transit” in homage to the New York City rapid transit subway system.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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