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Henderson

American  
[hen-der-suhn] / ˈhɛn dər sən /

noun

  1. Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.

  2. David Bremner 1840–1906, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1899–1903.

  3. Fletcher Smack, 1898–1952, U.S. jazz pianist, arranger, and bandleader.

  4. a city in NW Kentucky, on the Ohio River.

  5. a city in SE Nevada, near Las Vegas.

  6. a city in N North Carolina.

  7. a town in E Texas.


Henderson British  
/ ˈhɛndəsən /

noun

  1. Arthur. 1863–1935, British Labour politician. As foreign secretary (1929–31) he supported the League of Nations and international disarmament; Nobel peace prize 1934

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“The market is looking for more signs of AI driving revenue growth or driving productivity gains,” said Jonathan Cofsky, portfolio manager on the global technology and innovation team at Janus Henderson.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Henderson started the bronze-medal match against France, producing an excellent save to deny Kylian Mbappe but conceding four goals.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Henderson said firefighting conditions were set to get more challenging between 15:00 and 20:00.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

At the Azteca, England's Jordan Henderson managed to get himself booked and then suffer a freak arm and wrist injury - all despite having not even played.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

A doctor’s son, Henderson checked Livingood’s pulse and packed him into a car for a trip to the hospital.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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