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Benét

American  
[bih-nay] / 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The actor was also previously married to ex-MLB pro David Justice and singer-actor Eric Benét and is currently engaged to musician Van Hunt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“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

Mr. Benét was born at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on the twenty-second of July, 1898.

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

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