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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

Nicola's husband Darren Wheatley said he was left in tears after Friday's hearing, while Morgan Roger's mother Teresa Hall said she wished ex-police officer Lloyd would leave their families in peace.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

O'Dwyer, from Port Talbot, Rogers, from Merthyr Tydfil, and Wheatley, of Pontarddulais, Swansea county, all died at the scene.

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

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

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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