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Flaherty

American

[fla-er-tee, flah-] / ˈflæ ər ti, ˈflɑ- /

noun

Robert Joseph, 1884–1951, U.S. pioneer in the production of documentary motion pictures.

Flaherty British

/ ˈflæhətɪ /

noun

Robert ( Joseph ). 1884–1951, US film director, a pioneer of documentary film; his work includes Nanook of the North (1922) and Elephant Boy (1935)

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In between those two things Delka, 38, made her Olympic debut, carrying the Puerto Rican flag with William Flaherty, Charles’ younger brother, in the opening ceremony in Beijing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Dr. Flaherty provocatively suggests that Van Gogh suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy and that his condition may have played an important role in his achievements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Her production of “Ragtime,” with its sumptuous score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, had nary a weak link in a cast of characters among the most expansive in the recent annals of musicals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

"Both teams are nowhere where they want to be. If City made better decisions going forward, they could have had more chances," former Chelsea defender Gilly Flaherty told BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

“Tommy Flaherty and I are going hunting Friday,” he said now.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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