four-star
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Among them were the first female commandant of the Coast Guard, the head of the Army’s Chaplain Corps, and a four-star general overseeing the Army’s Transformation and Training Command.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a retired four-star general, spoke to more than 1,000 people in a ballroom.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
“We’re entering a new season of the U.S.-South Korea alliance that requires flexibility,” said Ahn Byung-suk, a former deputy commander at the joint U.S.-Korea warfighting headquarters and a retired four-star South Korean general.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
"From defying gravity to defying mortality – Cynthia Erivo gives an extraordinary, shape shifting performance," wrote the Standard's Nick Curtis in a four-star review.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
It isn’t the Plaza Hotel four-star service, but it will do.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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