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Daly

American  
[dey-lee] / ˈdeɪ li /

noun

  1. (John) Augustin 1838–99, U.S. playwright, critic, and theatrical manager.


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He also covers Syracuse men's and women's basketball for SB Nation's Nunes Magician, the Big East and other high-majors for Daly Dose of Hoops, and contributes features and columns to Basket Under Review.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

The new series of Strictly will be presented by Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe, after the departure of Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“If you put the shark nets in, all these protected species are going to die—that’s a guarantee,” said Ryan Daly, a senior scientist at South Africa’s Oceanographic Research Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The BBC confirmed the trio will replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who left the dance competition last year.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

After reluctantly consulting his records, Mr. Ackers said, “Polokov ought to be at work. Flattening hovercars at our Daly City plant and dumping them into the Bay. However—”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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