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Wheatley

American  
[hweet-lee, weet-] / ˈʰwit li, ˈwit- /

noun

  1. Phillis 1753?–84, American poet, born in Africa; probably Senegal.


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Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the Western Cleddau river in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in October 2021.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Wheatley's husband Darren Wheatley called Lloyd "a coward" who had "hidden behind your carefully orchestrated smoke screen".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"He was already in a close supervision centre," Wheatley adds, "in isolation from other prisoners, and was serving a whole life term."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Binotto was in overall charge, Wheatley ran the race team.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Master Wheatley looked the fool for keeping a poetical genius enslaved in his household.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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