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Hester

American  
[hes-ter] / ˈhɛs tər /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Esther.


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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

That conversation with Terence Allen, an investment banker based in Abu Dhabi, has some details of RBS's plans to restructure, and unflattering reflections on the chief executive, Stephen Hester.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

“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.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

He stood up in his agitation and walked a pace or two this way, a pace or two that while Hester watched unblinking from the bench.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman