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Lili

American  
[lil-ee] / ˈlɪl i /
Or Lilli

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Written with clear compassion and boasting a robust performance by Lili Taylor, “I Shot Andy Warhol” portrays Solanas as a product of modern alienation.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

As a result, Lili said she cannot speak the Welsh language, "like many others".

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

“They saw it when the jam was just a pot on the stove, bubbling,” she says of how Archie, 6, and Lili have watched the evolution of As Ever.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

A pair of Henri Duparc chansons sounded too loud in the small Board of Officers room, but for Lili Boulanger’s “Clairières dans le ciel” Mr. Pati found a conversational intimacy rare in big lyric-tenor voices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

Lili edged her way to the front of the crowd.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

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