from Hebrew, literally: a cover
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He and his staff, which will include another Kangaroos great in Gorden Tallis, have been immersing themselves in Super League to gen up.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
Tallis has taught English and worked as an editorial assistant in the publishing industry, and Hilary has worked at Seattle restaurants The Fiddler’s Inn and St. Cloud’s, as well as Hardwick Hardware.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024
“We started going to more and more events there and we fell in love with the community and the funky vibe,” Tallis says.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024
The piece employs a text that Byrd used to commemorate Thomas Tallis.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
Jack Tallis did not have it in him to turn out a young woman and her child.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
And if we want an outfit to wear on special occasions, all we have to do is reach into the closet and pull out our tallis, or prayer shawl.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
Celebrate Fathukkah’s Day by giving your dad a new tie—and a new tallis.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2013
In the eyes of this young son of a rabbi familiar with the image of the white tallis, or prayer shawl, Dick Williams looked more than a manager in a mere baseball uniform.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2011
As we ponder whether to set our DVR s or smuggle iPhones in our tallis bags, stories of how others have dealt with similar dilemmas can be enlightening.
From Washington Post
He wore a white shirt, black pants, and a tallis on his shirtsleeve, and that was like his uniform.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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