Hellen
Britishnoun
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Last November, Kenyan Hellen Obiri wore the On Cloudboom Strike—less than 6 ounces for a men’s size 9—to smash the New York City Marathon women’s course record by nearly three minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
His mother, Hellen, was a nurse and his father, Louis Sr., a porter.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024
Kenya's former chief justice, Willy Mutunga, and Hellen Apiyo, the acting commissioner for labour, will serve as mediators, the order said.
From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023
His wife, Bahati Joan, was pregnant when she left last year with their children: Hellen Karimi, nine years old, Samuel Kirimil, seven, Jacob Kimathi, three, Lillian Gatumbi, 18 months, and Angelina Gatumbi, seven months.
From BBC • May 1, 2023
Grandson of Hellen; ancestor of Ionian race, 38.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)
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