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Julia

American  
[jool-yuh] / ˈdʒul yə /

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Julius.


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Film and television adaptations of Christie’s iconic sleuths Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple abound, but these two ITV series, which star, respectively, David Suchet and Geraldine McEwan and then Julia McKenzie, are the most comprehensive, spiritually faithful and, quite frankly, best.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms. Collette’s Helen burns sage and totes around a yoga mat; Ms. Riseborough’s Molly is unpleasant for no apparent reason and schedules her time in the hospital never to overlap with Julia’s, though a late monologue tries, limply, to explain the character’s grievances.

From The Wall Street Journal

He opted for physicality, leaving star players Ella Toone and Jess Park on the bench, as well as integral midfielder Julia Zigiotti.

From BBC

The project was commissioned as part of the La Plaza shopping complex by Julia Carnell, the heiress to a national cash register empire based in Dayton, Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times

“Julia was also very much about empowering women. She was a suffragist, and she wanted to make sure women had their place in this because it was an era where they often were forgotten,” Cook said.

From Los Angeles Times