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Henderson

American  
[hen-der-suhn] / ˈhɛn dər sən /

noun

  1. Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.

  2. David Bremner 1840–1906, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1899–1903.

  3. Fletcher Smack, 1898–1952, U.S. jazz pianist, arranger, and bandleader.

  4. a city in NW Kentucky, on the Ohio River.

  5. a city in SE Nevada, near Las Vegas.

  6. a city in N North Carolina.

  7. a town in E Texas.


Henderson British  
/ ˈhɛndəsən /

noun

  1. Arthur. 1863–1935, British Labour politician. As foreign secretary (1929–31) he supported the League of Nations and international disarmament; Nobel peace prize 1934

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One effort comes from PDS Health, a Henderson, Nev.-based company that supplies business and administrative support services for more than 1,200 dental and primary-care practices nationwide, including the widely used Epic electronic health records system.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

She’s backed on her earliest recordings by jazz ensembles she’d put together and led, and by such jazz icons as Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson and Coleman Hawkins.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Hannah Henderson, who runs a dog-friendly coffee shop in Southampton, says she was recently driving with her daughter when they passed a hotel that houses asylum seekers.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Other key players like goalkeeper Dean Henderson and striker Jean-Philippe Mateta have been peripheral figures for England and France, so should be raring to go when they return for pre-season training.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Trips away were never the same again for Henderson, always tinged with anxiety about leaving his wife alone.

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

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