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Hester

American  
[hes-ter] / ˈhɛs tər /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Esther.


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Steel grilled Hester about breaking the rules to communicate with Grant, the other cooperating witness, while the two were locked up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

I remember thinking her diatribe about the injustice of Hester Prynne’s shunning would segue into the cruelties Charles faced with the goal of inspiring someone to defy the blacklist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

"There was a great pressure to restore the area. I think people worried it would stay a muddy mess but soon vegetation started to appear and it became established as a salt marsh," Hester added.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

Analyst John Hester says Paragon Care might consider a special levy to pass on costs to pharmacists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

And when they were only ten minutes down the path, something swept past his head in the fog and dived at Hester.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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