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Hellen

British  
/ ˈhɛlɪn /

noun

  1. (in Greek legend) a Thessalian king and eponymous ancestor of the Hellenes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Hellen Condori, a 32-year-old shopkeeper with a baby in her arms, is number 132 in the queue.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Last November, Kenyan Hellen Obiri wore the On Cloudboom Strike—less than 6 ounces for a men’s size 9—to smash the New York City Marathon women’s course record by nearly three minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Women’s winner Hellen Obiri also was in the field a year after Kenyans swept the elite races for the third year in a row.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

His mother, Hellen, was a nurse and his father, Louis Sr., a porter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Hellen was an old man, and easily caught, but William Robinson was young and strong.

From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

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