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Lester

American  
[les-ter] / ˈlɛs tər /

noun

  1. a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”


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Theo is the visible edge of a larger system Lester built called PastorGPT: a free, small-language model.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Actor Hal Williams, who portrayed Officer Smitty on ‘Sanford and Son’ and Lester Jenkins on ‘227,’ has died.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Salt Lake City: Developed by Lester Wire, this innovation brought order to the chaos of the early automotive era, creating the blueprint for urban traffic management.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Karen Lester, the daughter of an Aboriginal man who went blind due to British nuclear tests in South Australia in the 1950s, will also be one of the inquiry's commissioners.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

“You ever want to come out with me and Lester on the boat?” he asked.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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