Wesley
Americannoun
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Charles, 1707–88, English evangelist and hymnist.
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his brother John, 1703–91, English theologian and evangelist: founder of Methodism.
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a male given name.
noun
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John . 1703–91, English preacher who founded Methodism
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Mary, pseudonym of Mary Aline Siepmann. 1912–2003, British writer: her novels include The Camomile Lawn (1984) and An Imaginative Experience (1994)
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Josaiah Stewart, Desjuan Johnson and rookie Wesley Bailey are other outside linebackers on the roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Wesley Fofana: Unconvincing defensively against Saka, Odegaard and, ultimately, Havertz for the equaliser, but the most composed of Chelsea's defenders in possession.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
But outside linebacker Wesley Bailey, an undrafted free agent who played at Rutgers and Louisville, beat the odds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Wesley Horscroft attended on behalf of paddlers in the Kingston beach community.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Yvonne and Wesley must have spent more than an hour picking them from what was left in our garden.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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