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kelly

[kel-ee] / ˈkɛl i /


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“Hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you or why you don’t own a kelly bag,” he wrote.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

The Eagles will wear their throwback kelly green jerseys for the second time this season.

From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2023

With the A’s wearing kelly green jerseys for a rare road game, he allowed three runs, struck out seven and walked one.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2021

I even made it with a bag of “Ugly Greens” castaways from a local supplier and they bloomed to a gorgeous bright kelly green in the hot broth—just the makeover they needed.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2018

The leaves on the trees, spring new and kelly green, hung limp.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi