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Hench

American  
[hench] / hɛntʃ /

noun

  1. Philip Showalter 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.


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Bill Hench, of First Eagle, stepped away from the artificial-intelligence trade with small-capitalization bets on a recovery of the U.S. housing construction market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Hench pointed to two newer business lines as having excellent prospects for long-term growth — cryogenic tanks used in spacecraft and equipment used in the nuclear-power generation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

“If you are a small cap investor, you’re coming off a tough period,” says Bill Hench, head of the small-cap team at First Eagle Investments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

“We’re honored to send this wonderful ship to sea trials on the birthday of its namesake, President Lyndon B. Johnson,” said David Hench, a Bath Iron Works spokesperson.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021

Beck and Hench kicked de Laney's chair aside, and drew up more comfortably before the fire; but James would have none of it.

From The Claim Jumpers by Stewart Edward White

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