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[apt-lee] / ˈæpt li /










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In addition to getting engaged to her fiancé and fellow comedian Chad Daniels, she’s now celebrating the release of her third special — her first on Netflix — aptly titled “Happy Hour.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Those facilities are based on Real Madrid's aptly nicknamed White House training base.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

But Stevens more aptly fits the conventional understanding of electable, a point that her campaign is hammering home as its closing message.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

Potsticker MN — For handmade dumplings in St. Paul, head to aptly named Potsticker MN.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Many of the newer immigrants from eastern European countries like Poland and Lithuania were relegated to the ramshackle houses just west of the Union Stock Yard in the neighborhood aptly called Back of the Yards.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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