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Ashley

American  
[ash-lee] / ˈæʃ li /

noun

  1. a first name.


Ashley British  
/ ˈæʃlɪ /

noun

  1. Jack , Baron. 1922–2012, British Labour politician and campaigner for deaf and disabled people

  2. Laura. 1925–85, British designer, who built up a successful chain of retail stores selling dresses and fabrics based on traditional English patterns

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“If there are things that are working in other states, we should be looking at that,” said one, Ashley Hudson, who has tried twice to pass broader exceptions.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Ashley Cole was cemented as England's first-choice left-back for the 2010 World Cup, but who would go to South Africa as his understudy?

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The limb I’m happy to go out on: championing Ashley Padilla for her breakout year on ‘Saturday Night Live.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“We face this identity crisis every time we’re paired up with New York,” said Ashley Koning, the director of Rutgers University’s Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

She taps her thumb to her fingers under the library table where Ashley Naches can’t see.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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