Shirley
James, 1596–1666, English dramatist.
William, 1694–1771, English governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony 1741–56: urged assault on Louisburg.
a city on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
a male or female given name: a family name taken from an Old English placename.
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There are economical ways to communicate Shirley’s stature — like, say, calling her an authority on Jamaican cooking — without shrinking her next to Child.
The Jamaican chef Norma Shirley was, depending on whom you asked, either “the Julia Child of Jamaica” or “the Julia Child of the Caribbean,” and the Times referred to Shirley as the former in December 2020, a decade after her death.
Most of the adolescents hospitalized are unvaccinated, even though they are eligible to get the shots, Shirley says.
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and works well for kids ages 5–11 | Tina Hesman Saey | September 20, 2021 | Science NewsHe said he nearly lost his career and his home before he kicked drugs, with the help of his wife, Shirley.
Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer and band’s rhythmic mainstay, dies at 80 | Matt Schudel | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostIn his autobiography, Jones wrote about his wife, Shirley, wanting to keep him from driving down to the liquor store, so she hid the keys to all of their cars.
Tyler Mahan Coe created the ‘War and Peace’ of country music podcasts. Surrender to it. | Geoff Edgers | April 15, 2021 | Washington Post
Ambassador Shirley Temple Black attributed this to the “deeply risk-averse psychology of the Czech people.”
The event also honored the election of African-American members of Congress, including Charles Rangel and Shirley Chisholm.
When Bill Cosby N-Bombed the Congressional Black Caucus | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe vividly remembers Shirley Tilghman, then the president of Princeton, asking for his prediction.
Meet the One Numbers-Cruncher Who Foresees Democrats Holding the Senate | Linda Killian | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's been over half a century since Shirley Temple rose to fame and helped revolutionize protections for child actors.
Shirley Sotloff sounded as much a loving mom as was Mamie Till Bradley.
From ISIS Videos to JLaw Nudes, When Is Looking Abetting Evil? | Michael Daly | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe grandfather of Lady Selina Shirley had twenty-seven children, her father being the second son.
The Childhood of Distinguished Women | Selina A. BowerThe printed copy resembles Shirley's MS. so closely, that both seem to have been derived from a common source.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAmong their companions were the two nephews of Mrs. Shirley, whom they had assisted at the fords in March.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonThis prowess and tenderness of Shirley's is an old story to us.
Emily Bront | A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) RobinsonShe, too, had Shirley's taste for the management of business.
Emily Bront | A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson
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