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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There’s a sister, too, played by Emily Meade, and her stone-faced appearance during a backslide in Cody’s recovery is a sign that with his past comes a lot he hasn’t faced yet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

“I think they are going to pull ‘additional’ out,” Meade said, describing it as a low-cost, effective signal to the markets.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 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

Meade was skeptical that the U.S. would be able to maintain a strict blockade of the strait for a sustained period.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

They were expecting a review, possibly Meade himself.

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

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