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Halsey

American  
[hawl-zee] / ˈhɔl zi /

noun

  1. William Frederick Bull, 1882–1959, U.S. admiral.


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Lauren Halsey walks by in her distinctive white shirt, long shorts and ball cap, beset on all sides by friends and admirers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“From the beginning, the conceit was to summon all the types of experiences of Blackness in one place, the project being a vessel or container for all of that expression,” Halsey says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

She comes from a long line of people who have served their community and taught Halsey to do the same. “sister dreamer” is the culmination.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“I love this sort of ceremonial procession as you walk through the sphinxes and columns — these figures who have created safe space for me, literally, conceptually, spiritually,” Halsey says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Admiral Halsey thought that too many of our boys would die on the beaches.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac