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Delany

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

noun

  1. Martin Robinson, 1812–85, U.S. physician, army officer, and political reformer: leader of the Black Nationalist movement.


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“Bonds are no longer enough,” said Jack Delany, a portfolio manager at Keyridge Asset Management’s multiasset team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"It's a constant running battle to ensure that the mitigations are improving, literally on a daily basis," added Luc Delany, an executive for K-ID, which performs age assessments on Snapchat's behalf.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025

The Delany Room, an open-concept meeting room added to the library in the 1970s, is one of Dayton’s most treasured free resources.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2024

Some recent revelations include the visionary abstract painter Hilma af Klint of Sweden, the genius American quilter Rosie Lee Tompkins and Mary Delany, an 18th-century British polymath who created some of Western art’s first collages.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Mrs. Delany detested, with good cause, the commercial estimate of matrimony.

From The Age of Pope (1700-1744) by John Dennis

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