Wells
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Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.
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H(erbert) G(eorge), 1866–1946, English novelist and historian.
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Horace, 1815–48, U.S. dentist: pioneered use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic.
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Ida Bell Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, 1862–1931, U.S. journalist and civil rights leader.
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a historic town in eastern Somersetshire, in southwestern England: known for its cathedral.
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Henry. 1805–78, US businessman, who founded (1852) with William Fargo the express mail service Wells, Fargo and Company
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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)
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Example Sentences
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“I do like communication,” said Scott Wren, senior global market strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, adding that there was too little Fed communication in the 1980s, when he was a currency trader.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026
The big unknown is whether this cheerleading translates into effective leadership, said Wells.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
“The case for rate hikes does not appear compelling to us,” said Tom Porcelli, chief economist at Wells Fargo.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
This was another impressive win for Raducanu, whose opening victory back on home soil against Anna Blinkova was her first win since Indian Wells in March.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
I’d been thinking of Wells as the interloper, busting in on my Mom brunch with his tiny ears and his Daughtry love.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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