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Pelly

American  
[pel-ee] / ˈpɛl i /

noun

  1. a river in SE Yukon Territory, Canada, flowing NW to the Yukon River. 330 miles (530 km) long.


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Boro cleared just as Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu threatened to pounce onto the loose ball.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2023

This interpretation, from Laurent Pelly, is a visually rich take on the fairy tale that trims and translates Massenet’s 1899 original.

From New York Times May 2, 2022

“It was about winning back me,” Ronnie told the music critic Jenn Pelly in 2019.

From Washington Post Jan. 13, 2022

During a faux-courtly, tartly comic choral scene, a parade of eligible women in outrageous outfits — Pelly also designed the costumes — appear before the sullen prince, who can barely respond.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2021

Robert Campbell explored the Pelly and Yukon, down to the mouth of the Porcupine, in 1840-1850.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

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