Hester

[hes-ter]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Esther.

Example Sentences

Life in remote locations, in the countryside or on islands, can be particularly challenging in the darker months, says Professor Hester Parr.

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In 2022, the latest figures available, then-SEC Chair Gary Gensler made about $168,000, while commissioners Caroline Crenshaw and Hester Peirce earned roughly $158,000, for example, according to FederalPay.org.

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In this season’s penultimate episode, Wednesday walks in on her Grandmama, Hester Frump, played by Joanna Lumley of “Absolutely Fabulous” fame — directed by Tim Burton to tone down her accent so it’s “not too British” — who seems tickled by her work, two years in the making, especially her character Viper’s description of her mother as “a clingy stay-at-home optimist that makes Viper want to shed her skin more times than a cobra.”

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“The sound of her humiliating cackle still haunts me,” Morticia tells her daughter, recounting the experience of her own mom, Hester, reading one of her earlier manuscripts and shaming her for it.

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“For some, taking the long way around could have not been an option for them. It could be too long to walk, too time-consuming or too expensive for the gas,” said Jeff Hester, a hiker and creator of the SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks hiking challenge.

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