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Bess

American  
[bes] / bɛs /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Elizabeth.


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Bess Wohl’s play “Liberation” took home the 2026 Pulitzer for drama on Monday, in a win that could bode well for Tuesday’s Tony Award nominations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The Baldwin Park Police Department responded to the incident on the 12900 block of Bess Avenue in the City of Baldwin Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“Affordability remains the No. 1 issue,” Bess Freedman, chief executive of Brown Harris Stevens, a real-estate brokerage, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

“I’m so nervous about the winter,” Bess said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

"Maybe Deirdre stole the slippers, then planted the rhinestone in Gregory's bag to make him look guilty," Bess suggested.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene