five-star general

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Alhadeff’s had the horse’s barn named Ike, the nickname of Dwight Eisenhower, the former president and five-star general.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

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

When he informed the former five-star general that the crisis was over, Eisenhower asked if he’d made a backroom deal.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2022

Trim and rigid and oh, so military he was, the very figure of a modern five-star general.

From Cue for Quiet by Sherred, Thomas L.