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Finley

American  
[fin-lee] / ˈfɪn li /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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In 2024, a fire at a Lineage cold-storage warehouse in Finley, Wash., took eight weeks to extinguish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Chief executive Dan Finley told the BBC earlier this week it would "operate to all intents and purposes as Debenhams Group".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Body & Soul” marks several participants’ first ventures into public work, including Hollywood artist Finley, whose “The Piano Player” will be installed near the corner of Airport Avenue and Donald Douglas Loop.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

New Zealand's world champion Finley Melville Ives suffered a hard fall in the qualifiers that put him out of contention for the final.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Finally, Mrs. Quinn appears, looking very tired and unshowered—probably because she spent the night at the hospital—and says, “I’m sorry, Finley, but Erin doesn’t want to see you today.”

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

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