Shirley
Americannoun
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James, 1596–1666, English dramatist.
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William, 1694–1771, English governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony 1741–56: urged assault on Louisburg.
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a city on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
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a male or female given name: a family name taken from an Old English placename.
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The summit will include slavery reparations discussions, according to Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Nick Shirley primed his audience’s disappointment with an exuberant before picture.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
He appeared with Shirley MacLaine in the 1977 film Turning Point and played Sally Field's husband in 1989's Steel Magnolias.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
He dropped out of contention after finding he couldn’t compete with Shirley Temple Black and Pete McCloskey, the eventual winner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
This time Shirley did not understand the joke.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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