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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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Warm or room-temperature drinks are just as good as cold ones for cooling you down, says Dr Daly.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Daly, the San Francisco Fed president, said last week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

"We need to eat our water as well as drink it," says Dr Daly, "80-90% of fruit and vegetables are full of water."

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

“The decision by Getty to abandon its merger with Shutterstock is ultimately a commercial choice,” said Margot Daly, chair of the independent inquiry group that led the CMA’s investigation of the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 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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