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Oakley

American  
[ohk-lee] / ˈoʊk li /

noun

  1. Annie Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee, 1860–1926, U.S. sharpshooter.

  2. Slang. Annie Oakley.


Oakley British  
/ ˈəʊklɪ /

noun

  1. Annie, real name Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee. 1860–1926, US markswoman

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Dr Richard Oakley, from the Alzheimer's Society, said: "It's essential that we interpret this review with nuance and avoid taking a sledgehammer to decades of pioneering scientific study."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The partners sold more than 7 million pairs of “smart” versions of Ray-Ban and Oakley sunglasses last year.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: They might have cameras and AI, but these Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley smartglasses are surprisingly great for music and phone calls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

This man, however, has embraced it, so much so that he already has named the cubs: Echo, Oakley and Storm.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Oakley Street had three vessels—the boat Bud Schlesinger had hired from Tilbury, and two gyptian narrowboats, with Nugent in one and Papadimitriou in the other—whereas the CCD had seven, including four fast powerboats.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman