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Delaney

American  
[duh-ley-nee] / dəˈleɪ ni /

noun

  1. Shelagh 1939–2011, English playwright.


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Abi Burton, a back row, and Delaney Burns, who won the most recent of her three previous caps back in 2023, will be paired in the engine room.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Any eventual calming of tensions “won’t be sufficient to return energy prices to prewar levels,” said BMO Capital Markets strategists Ian Lyngen, Vail Hartman and Delaney Choi.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

"But disguising palm oil as waste products like POME... has been far too easy for suppliers and traders. Verification and certification of these imports is clearly failing," Delaney said.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Frankie Delaney said he got sick after fishing for blue catfish at a favorite spot upriver from Georgetown in January, while sewage was still pouring into the river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

In a blaze of light, Mrs. Delaney came alive.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx