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Emily

American  
[em-uh-lee] / ˈɛm ə li /
Or Emilie

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”


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Among them is dementia, said Emily Finkelstein, a geriatrics provider at the New York-Presbyterian medical center.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

“The wealth effect has never been more important to the U.S. economy,” wrote Emily Roland and Matt Miskin, investment strategists at Manulife John Hancock Investments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026

The choice of Emily Armstrong upset some fans, who pointed to her alleged ties to the Church of Scientology and past support for US actor and convicted rapist Danny Masterson.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

In 2015 Ms. Allen and a fellow historian, Emily Sneff, discovered an elaborate parchment manuscript of the Declaration of Independence in the unlikely location of England’s West Sussex Record Office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It seems like Emily kept most of her poems for herself, binding them into little books nobody knew about.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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