Hilary
Americannoun
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Also Hilaire a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “cheerful.”
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Hilary Swank recently revealed on Instagram that she is pregnant with her third child.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
De Palma’s follow-up opened nine years later with a cast stacked with rising Hollywood stars, including Scarlett Johansson, Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
On its last earnings call, new Chief Financial Officer Hilary Maxson pledged “disciplined capital allocation, maintaining a strong balance sheet and preserving our investment grade credit rating.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Another scenario involves a storm track similar to the one in 2023 that sent a post-tropical low from the remains of Hurricane Hilary over Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
I walked up the Great Wall of China and almost debagged myself on Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tensing, pointing up to the evening moon.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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