Paley

American

[pey-lee] / ˈpeɪ li /

noun

Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
William, 1743–1805, English theologian, philosopher, and clergyman.
William S., 1901–1991, U.S. broadcasting executive.

Paley British

/ ˈpeɪlɪ /

noun

William. 1743–1805, English theologian and utilitarian philosopher. His chief works are The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy (1785), Horae Paulinae (1790), A View of the Evidences of Christianity (1794), and Natural Theology (1802)

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PaleyFest, organized by the Paley Center for Media, celebrates the best of American television.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

Paley Center members and Citi cardmembers can buy presale tickets beginning at 9 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

Self other differences in a commonly held food norm', by Dr. Anna Paley, Professor Irene Scopelliti and Professor Janina Steinmetz, is published in Appetite.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026

“I think the industry is underrating and underinvesting given the scale,” Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told me the other day during our appearance at a Paley Center for Media event in Menlo Park, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

He later said that he had learned from Paley how to construct an argument.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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