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Philly

American  
[fil-ee] / ˈfɪl i /

noun

  1. Philadelphia (used as a nickname).


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Respondents told the Philly Fed that, on median, they were using 70% to 80% of production capacity, in line with national industrial-production trends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Weekly jobless claims, the Philly Fed manufacturing survey and the U.S. trade balance are all due at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

What did the energy in Philly feel like back then?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

For months, activists have been demanding more support from city leadership, explained Elias Siegelman, an activist who works with No ICE Philly, which meets in the quintessentially Pennsylvanian location of a Quaker meeting house.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Did I mention that Nana Philly was also our grandmother?

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm