Philly
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“We’re Philadelphia sports fans,” one Eagles devotee laments in “The Philly Special.”
Weekly jobless claims, the Philly Fed manufacturing survey and the U.S. trade balance are all due at 8:30 a.m.
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The story is goofy and the trashing of Philly is gleeful.
One way Eagles fans can look at the timing of “The Philly Special” is that there’s a big game this Sunday and they’re not in it.
The accumulation of drama—just like in a sports movie!—makes the Philly Special itself all the more crazy.
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