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Frances

American  
[fran-sis] / ˈfræn sɪs /

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Francis.


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Joseph Adinolfi and Frances Yue explained why even some bullish professional investors are worried about a pullback during the second half of 2026.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

Frances Wang of ABC television station KGO in San Francisco warns today:

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Frances Poet, who wrote the script, also wrote the play Small Acts of Love, which reopened the Citizens Theatre last autumn.

From BBC May 24, 2026

She’s there to see if her newly married, newly wealthy and perennially selfish sister, Frances, might be willing to spare some money to help her family back home.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Frances was talking on to him, smiling brightly, looking into his face each time she asked: "Isn't it so, Robert?"

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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