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Bly

American  
[blahy] / blaɪ /

noun

  1. Nellie Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, 1867–1922, U.S. journalist and social reformer.


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In 2024, she was awarded the prestigious Nellie Bly Award for her reporting on the intersection of gambling and investing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Although six people were killed near Bly, Ore., when they discovered a downed balloon in May 1945, the overall damage caused by the weapons was limited.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025

Bly Twomey: 'I dream about table tennis, it makes all my worries go away'

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024

Pam Belluck es una reportera de ciencia y salud cuyos galardones incluyen compartir un Premio Pulitzer 2015 y ganar el premio Nellie Bly a la mejor historia de primera plana.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Journalism, to Mrs. Richardson, seemed such a noble calling, one where you could do good from within the system, and in her mind she envisioned a mix of Nellie Bly and Lois Lane.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng