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Meade

American  
[meed] / mid /

noun

  1. George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.

  2. James Edward, 1907–1995, British economist: Nobel Prize 1977.


Meade British  
/ miːd /

noun

  1. George Gordon. 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War. He commanded the Army of the Potomac, defeating the Confederates at Gettysburg (1863)

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Ships flagged in certain countries, Meade points out, are suddenly susceptible to export duties across different geographies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Working relationships between presidents and Fed chairs aren’t uncommon, said Ellen Meade, a former Fed economist now at Duke University, and Warsh has maintained a stronger social relationship with Trump than Powell ever had.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

What’s become apparent, Meade posits, is that control of the oceans through navies is no longer straightforward either.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

If crossings do resume, Meade expects that stranded tankers that are fully loaded with cargo will be the first through.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

With any luck at all Meade would read it before midnight.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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