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Charley

American  
[chahr-lee] / ˈtʃɑr li /
Or Charlie

noun

Military Slang.
  • Charleys
    plural
  1. Victor Charlie.


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From the dining table below, where a young Charley often helped her grandmother fill blank planes with delicate dots, Caland could look up and see how far her line had taken her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Her presence, too, is felt in the people who now inhabit the space, like her granddaughter Charley, 25, whose easy warmth recalls qualities long ascribed to the matriarch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

"It was the no-brainer to put Charley first," said Nordqvist.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In those moments, steady dividend income can provide a vital cash bridge before tapping tax-deferred accounts early, said Charley Corbett, a financial planner in Naples, Fla.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Dad never mentioned Old Charley in his conversation with the commissioner.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

That’s how Kevyn Scott was able to hire Wright and keep his new Charleys Cheesesteaks franchise staffed.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022

Wright, the district manager at Charleys Cheesesteaks, said she hopes to see her county continue to grow — especially to add more affordable housing and entertainment options, because she wants to enjoy the county.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022

She found it at Charleys Cheesesteaks, which has remained open with the help of a county grant.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022

The Charleys who appear on this London television show, Police 5, are wanted by Scotland Yard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir Thomas Charleys, in speaking to his brother magistrate, Mr. Gilmore, about the whole affair and about the Brattles in particular, had alluded to "Mr. Fenwick's unfortunate connexion with Carry Brattle" at Salisbury.

From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope

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