Bentley

American

[bent-lee] / ˈbɛnt li /

noun

Eric (Russell), 1916–2020, U.S. critic, editor, and translator; born in England.
Phyllis, 1894–1977, English novelist.
Richard, 1662–1742, English scholar and critic.

Bentley British

/ ˈbɛntlɪ /

noun

Edmund Clerihew . 1875–1956, English journalist, noted for his invention of the clerihew

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Last month, Bentley unveiled its first fully electric car, the Torcal, after investing £350m to upgrade its factory in Crewe.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Volkswagen-owned Bentley last month unveiled its first EV, touting the $230,000 car’s acceleration from 0 to 60 miles an hour in 2.9 seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Our staff were able to uplift the seal and drive it to a safe place where it was released into the water," Senior Sergeant Miriam Bentley from Wellington Police said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

A charge down from Keenan Palasia near his own line kept Leeds in the fight but a great tackle from Bentley forced a knock-on as both defences were on top in the second period.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Bentley surely did not think that Boyle, Newton, Sydenham and Ratcliffe had directly attacked belief in witchcraft; and he probably knew that Boyle had been all in favour of such belief.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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