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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“Retirement decisions become far more personal as people approach and enter retirement,” said Nate Miles, Allspring’s head of retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
He does nothing to change this impression with the dark, compelling “Paper Tiger,” in which Miles Teller and Adam Driver play brothers in 1980s New York who become dangerously involved with the Russian mob.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Miles Jupp plays the comparatively hapless David Schill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Harwood noticed parallels between her own life and that of Miles.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
To Elena and Miles, she says, “See you later!”
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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