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Lindley

American  
[lind-lee, lin-] / ˈlɪnd li, ˈlɪn- /

noun

  1. John, 1799–1865, English botanist.

  2. a male or female given name.


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Liberty Lindley saw it otherwise: “They’ve drawn the line and made it very clear: ‘if you don’t side 100% with us, then go to hell.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

He managed to save the girls, including Evie Lindley, by creating a flotilla of mattresses for them to shelter on while the water rose nearly to the ceiling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

If some of the habitats are lost, Lindley said, “there’s really not a lot to save them elsewhere because there are so few other populations and they’re all relatively small.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

PC Cameron Lindley, of West Yorkshire Police, was called to a disturbance in Bradford on 1 December 2021 when colleagues asked for urgent support.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

Lindley, 89 L. T. 111 Fine arts copyright act, 1862, does not protect outside United Kingdom, 246 1903 Hegeman v.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers

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