Sills

American

[silz] / sɪlz /

noun

Beverly Belle SilvermanBubbles, 1929–2007, U.S. coloratura soprano and opera administrator.

Sills British

/ sɪlz /

noun

Beverley , original name Belle Silverman. 1929–2007, US soprano: director of the New York City Opera (1979–89)

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In a note on Thursday, Sills raised the company’s free-cash-flow targets for the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years to $16.2 billion and $18.5 billion — a 2.5% and 3.7% increase, respectively.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 18, 2025

And Salesforce is another pick for Mortonson and BofA analyst Brad Sills.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 18, 2025

Soprano Beverly Sills became general director of New York City Opera in 1979 and continued singing for the next year.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

León, Coronado and Sills said they were undecided.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

“Well, you see, doctor, we were not capsized or eaten by sharks, notwithstanding all your prognostications!” exclaimed Sills as he jumped on shore.

From My First Voyage to Southern Seas by Pearse, Alfred

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