five-star general
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A five-star general, he then was elected president in 1952, taking the helm of the White House as the Cold War gathered pace.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
What other American girl has stepped on the toes of a one-star, two-star, three-star, four-star and five-star general — all in one night?
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Jeffrey Wright enters to play a five-star general, while Tilda Swinton shows up as a scientist.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
The commission would rename Fort Gordon, Ga., for one already famous figure — former president and five-star general Dwight D. Eisenhower.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2022
Her husband contributed: "His idea of Heaven would be a huge research establishment, where he'd be a five-star general, and Galileo, Newton, Priestley, Dalton, Maxwell, Planck and Einstein would be tech sergeants."
From The Mercenaries by H. Beam Piper
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