Miles
Americannoun
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Nelson Appleton, 1839–1925, U.S. army officer.
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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “merciful.”
noun
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Miles also presented scientific studies on the flaws of eyewitness identifications, and collected DNA evidence didn’t match him, according to the Innocence Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
“While the conviction of Guy Miles did not occur on my watch, I am proud to say that the decision to move to have it dismissed did.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Their midfield is formidable now, with Rice, Bruno, and Martin Odegaard to go in there, and then you have got Miles Lewis-Skelly too, almost saying "I'm still here" after the talk of him leaving.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Australia overcame an early red card for Miles Amatosero to defeat home side Japan and seal their first win under new head coach Les Kiss, who succeeded Joe Schmidt earlier this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Miles we went down the creaking ship, from one deck to another, following Nigel’s tall tail.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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