Paley

American  

[pey-lee] / ˈpeɪ li /

noun

1. Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.

2. William, 1743–1805, English theologian, philosopher, and clergyman.

3. William S., 1901–1991, U.S. broadcasting executive.

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Paley British  

/ ˈpeɪlɪ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The research, led by Irene Scopelliti, Professor of Marketing and Behavioural Science, and Janina Steinmetz, Professor of Marketing at Bayes, along with Dr. Anna Paley from the Tilburg School of Economics and Management, explored how people judge their own behavior compared with what they expect from dining companions.

From Science Daily

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

“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

Over at CBS, founder William S. Paley had spent decades building the network’s brand and reputation and held similar beliefs.

From Salon

“The idea of bringing together these women, for the most part, in their 50s, seemed revolutionary at the time because generally, there would only be a single older woman on a show,” said Ron Simon, a senior curator at the Paley Center for Media.

From Los Angeles Times