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Delaney

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

noun

  1. Shelagh 1939–2011, English playwright.


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Sierra Canyon’s Delaney White received the ensuing inbounds pass, dribbled into the frontcourt, pulled up behind the three-point line and launched a potential tying jumper, but it hit the rim and bounced off.

From Los Angeles Times

“It hit the university pretty hard,” said Delaney Brackin, a 22-year-old English major who attended the same West Des Moines high school as Coady.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

“It’s not their income, not their taxes; it wasn’t their accounts. People don’t know what they need to do to connect with the right places to get the information they need,” said Delaney Haley, head of customer operations and experience at Alix, an estate-settlement platform.

From MarketWatch

Scott McTominay's goal, which came shortly after Thomas Delaney was sent off for Copenhagen towards the end of the first half, looked to have sent Napoli on the way to a key win for their hopes of securing a play-off berth.

From Barron's