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Gail

American  
[geyl] / geɪl /

noun

  1. a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”


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Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gail O’Rane on Tuesday ordered the warrants unsealed after several media organizations, including The Times, sued to review the documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Goldman analysts Gail Hafif, Brian Garrett and Lee Coopersmith say investors must be hedged for geopolitical developments but, urged them not to short the market given the big selling from professional investors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Gail, 60, said the charity received help from food production factories and supermarkets.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

On the day of Slater’s Senate confirmation hearing, Davis posted a picture of them together on X. “Very proud of my good friend Gail Slater,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Not only had I flamed out as a housekeeper/ server, I had forgotten to give George my tips, and, for reasons perhaps best known to hardworking, generous people like Gail and Ellen, this hurts.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich