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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

The children, as ever, are both charming and odd, and tragedy moves through the echoing corridors of Bly Manor.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

In Para-table tennis, teenager Bly Twomey has guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal after victory over Sweden's Smilla Sand in the quarter-finals of the WS7 women's singles.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 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

“Have you not heard of Nellie Bly or Annie Laurie?” she said incredulously.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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