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Benét

American  
[bih-ney] / bɪˈneɪ /

noun

  1. Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.

  2. his brother William Rose, 1886–1950, U.S. poet and critic.

Benét British  
/ bəˈneɪ /

noun

  1. Stephen Vincent . 1898–1943, US poet and novelist, best known for his poem on the American Civil War John Brown's Body (1928)

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“If you have any trips planned for spring break and summer, buy your plane tickets now,” said aviation journalist and travel blogger Benét J. Wilson.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Benét J. Wilson isn’t sure what makes her a magnet for seat-swapping requests.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2022

The actress has been married three times: first to baseball player David Justice, then to singer-actor Eric Benét, and finally, French actor Olivier Martinez, with whom she shares her 6-year-old son Maceo.

From Fox News • Apr. 25, 2021

Benét: I see a global contraction, with a governmental organization overseeing the airline industry as the Civil Aviation Board once did.

From Slate • May 12, 2020

A poet of national reputation is William Rose Benét, who was graduated in 1907.

From The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century by Phelps, William Lyon

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