Hillary
Americannoun
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Sir Edmund P., 1919–2008, New Zealand mountain climber who scaled Mt. Everest 1953.
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a male or female given name.
noun
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As the longevity physician Hillary Lin described it at a women’s health event, longevity medicine is “good medicine, practiced early.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Chief Executive Hillary Super said the results were driven by broad-based growth across the business as the company’s strategy pays off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Jude Hillary, the economist who led the project for NFER, says these human skills are what will allow people to get into and keep work at a higher skill level, even while automation bites.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Barack Obama’s 2008 victory in Iowa gave him a huge lift, but he lost to Hillary Clinton the following week in New Hampshire and had to fight another six months before winning the nomination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
It required ten years and three attempts, but in May 1990, Hall finally reached the summit of Everest as the leader of an expedition that included Peter Hillary, the son of Sir Edmund.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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