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Tilley

British  
/ ˈtɪlɪ /

noun

  1. Vesta (ˈvɛstə), original name Matilda Alice Powles. 1864–1952, British music-hall entertainer, best known as a male impersonator

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Francesca and Michaela’s upcoming hero romance has been in motion for some time and promises to grant queerness a front-and-center visibility that was cut short when Benedict ended his romance with Lady Tilley and Paul.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

“Is 2% possible? Yes, it is achievable. Absolutely. But maybe not on a sustained basis,” said Luke Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust and a former Fed official.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

“If you enter a period where you’ve got net job losses, eventually it’s going to hit the economy and it’s going to hit equity markets,” Tilley said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“It’s not for me to tell someone how to feel about the film and neither does the government get to decide how someone must feel about the film,” said Tilley.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Constance had escaped from Humility Cooper and Elizabeth Tilley who had affectionately joined her when she had appeared on her way to the beach to await Giles's return.

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames

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