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
Example Sentences
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“I think we’ve got something here that’s on the cutting edge,” Miles said in an interview, “really in direct response to ‘what’s in it for me?’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Miles said it was "lovely" reliving her Essex childhood and "really nice" to see how many people remembered her, despite her moving out of the county.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Apart from the resident payment fund, Miles touted another $120 million in payments the company plans to make over the next 15 years, including money for a police department and other community investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“They were both big plays, outside-the-box thinking,” Miles said in a recent interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“It’s so much better than the old Hideout,” Miles says.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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