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Benton

American

[ben-tn] / ˈbɛn tn /

noun

Thomas Hart Old Bullion, 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
his grandnephew Thomas Hart, 1889–1975, U.S. painter and lithographer.
a city in central Arkansas.

Benton British

/ ˈbɛntən /

noun

Thomas Hart . 1889–1975, US painter of rural life; a leader of the American Regionalist painters in the 1930s

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Thomas Hart Benton passed through Borger, a town in the Texas Panhandle that had burst into chaotic existence after a recent oil strike nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

The firm's Steve Benton said: "Water is now returning to the 5,850 properties affected by the burst in Pembury, Matfield, Brenchley, Horsmonden and the surrounding areas."

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

Dorothy and Marino have moved out, Scarpetta is separated from Benton and Lucy is on the outs with her aunt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

Longtime readers know I’m a big fan of the Dan Benton school of investing.

From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025

What was the point of his finding Benton Sage’s journal?

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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