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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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One of Emily's clinicians told the inquest criticism of West Lane was "fair" and Emily did not get the treatment she needed due to staff shortages.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

There’s not really one definitive version of him, said Emily Youree, an assistant professor of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

With an ensemble cast led by Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor, the action-packed Universal film follows an effort to reveal a decades-long coverup of extraterrestrial visitations.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, look at what makes SpaceX’s massive IPO so strange and why investors are willing to overlook things like Musk’s obsession with going to Mars.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

“It’ll hurt for a while, maybe bruise a bit, but there’s no real damage,” Emily said in a half-whisper.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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