Dali

American

[dah-lee] / ˈdɑ li /

noun

Salvador 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.

Dali British

/ ˈdɑːlɪ, daˈliː /

noun

Salvador (ˈsælvədɔː). 1904–89, Spanish surrealist painter

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Dali made that famous masterpiece, “The Persistence of Memory,” in 1931, a breath-holding moment between wars when daily life looked normal enough but vibrated with the dread that no, things were definitely not OK.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Kids don’t know that, but they vibe with Dali anyway because he keys into their suspicion that the world doesn’t really obey the rules.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The Dali containership crashed into the bridge in 2024, causing $5 billion in economic losses and knocking a large section into the Patapsco River.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

In a wide-ranging career, he also photographed famous personalities including Salvador Dali, Alfred Hitchcock and Winston Churchill.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

This is so surreal, I keep looking around for Salvador Dali to make an appearance.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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