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Frances

American  
[fran-sis] / ˈfræn sɪs /

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Francis.


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First published in Korea in 2015 and recently translated into English by Frances Cha, “Watermelon Pool” unfolds with all the languor of a long summer day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Joseph Adinolfi and Frances Yue explained why even some bullish professional investors are worried about a pullback during the second half of 2026.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

Fellow Britons Jacob Fearnley and Jan Choinski will hope to follow suit later on Thursday, when they take on Jaume Munar and Frances Tiafoe respectively.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Frances Wang of ABC television station KGO in San Francisco warns today:

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

“That would be easy as pie,” Frances said.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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