Wells

[welz]

noun

1. Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.

2. H(erbert) G(eorge), 1866–1946, English novelist and historian.

3. Horace, 1815–48, U.S. dentist: pioneered use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic.

4. Ida Bell Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, 1862–1931, U.S. journalist and civil rights leader.

5. a historic town in eastern Somersetshire, in southwestern England: known for its cathedral.

Wells

¹

/ wɛlz /

noun

1. Henry. 1805–78, US businessman, who founded (1852) with William Fargo the express mail service Wells, Fargo and Company

2. H ( erbert ) G ( eorge ). 1866–1946, British writer. His science-fiction stories include The Time Machine (1895), War of the Worlds (1898), and The Shape of Things to Come (1933). His novels on contemporary social questions, such as Kipps (1905), Tono-Bungay (1909), and Ann Veronica (1909), affected the opinions of his day. His nonfiction works include The Outline of History (1920)

Wells

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/ wɛlz /

noun

1. a city in SW England, in Somerset: 12th-century cathedral. Pop: 10 406 (2001)

Example Sentences

Corrections & Amplifications Early Warning Services is owned by a consortium of banks that includes JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.

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Wells Fargo analysts said the softer-than-expected numbers all but guaranteed the Fed would cut interest rates next week.

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“It heightens the probability that you get an emotional response to market events,” says Kristi Mitchem, a founder of wealth manager &Partners who was previously CEO of Wells Fargo asset management.

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Wells warned in “The Time Machine,” the classes are on track to evolve into separate species, so it’s no wonder Michelle feels entitled to behave like a predatory Great Black Wasp.

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JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo reported drops in delinquency rates in the third quarter from a year ago.

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