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Hilary

[ hil-uh-ree ]

/ ˈhɪl ə ri /

noun

Hilarius, Saint.

Also Hi·laire

[hi-lair; French ee-ler] /hɪ lɛər; French iˈlɛr/. a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “cheerful.”

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Examples from the Web for hilary

They mention that a former cia agent and someone who used to work for Hilary [sic] Clinton looked at the script.
Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first was by someone who really should know better, Hilary Clinton.
LeBron's Touchy Feely Protocol Breach|Tom Sykes|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cumming was once married to actress Hilary Lyon, and he also had a relationship with actress Saffron Burrows.
Alan Cumming: The Truth About My Father|Tim Teeman|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Author Hilary Mantel is under fire for writing a story about killing Margaret Thatcher.
The Strange World of Political Assassination Fantasies|James Poulos|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I talked with Hilary Levey Friedman, a sociologist and author of Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture.
My Loser Kid Should Get a Trophy|Brandy Zadrozny|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Never before had Hilary heard him raise his voice to that pitch.
Slaves of Mercury|Nat Schachner
Yet she was apt to find herself at sea in attempting to sympathize with Mrs. Hilary.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.)|Various
Mr. Hilary even went out of his way to choose becoming phrases.
Demos|George Gissing
He greeted Pollyooly warmly, and asked if Hilary Vance were in.
Happy Pollyooly|Edgar Jepson
The stranger turned his face towards Hilary, and smiled again in his slow, gentle manner.
Sisters Three|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

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