Ney

American  

[ney] / neɪ /

noun

1. Michel Duke of Elchingen 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.

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Ney British  

/ neɪ, nɛ /

noun

1. Michel (miʃɛl), Duc d'Elchingen. 1769–1815, French marshal, who earned the epithet Bravest of the Brave at the battle of Borodino (1812) in the Napoleonic Wars. He rallied to Napoleon on his return from Elba and was executed for treason (1815)

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Ney

"I have revealed everything I had to reveal. The Jonathan case is not part of it," said Ney, who was accompanied by an interpreter throughout the trial.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Jones nor Ney publicly commented on the shift.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2023

“Inequality in America is about so much more than income,” Ney says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

“Ninety-five percent of the punishment is just the cloud of having an ethics investigation, and so ultimately, the process is the punishment,” Ney said in an interview Thursday.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

He looked very fine, Marshal Ney in his top-boots, gesturing with his sword among the green new horse-chestnut leaves.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway