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Priscilla

American  
[pri-sil-uh] / prɪˈsɪl ə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Roman family name.


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She cried all night at the difficult decision, and Priscilla Presley later told her that Elvis sang the song to her during their divorce.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Zuckerberg, who is married to Dr. Priscilla Chan and has three children, bought the Strancally Castle in Waterford, Ireland, a spokesman for the tech executive confirmed Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

The school that Dr. Priscilla Chan co-founded for low-income students was designed to be different.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

“For the Fed, this becomes a double-edged sword,” said Priscilla Thiagamoorthy, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Despite signing up for the show herself, Priscilla goes into freak-out mode, locking herself in a bathroom stall and crying herself silly.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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