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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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“The property manager has got to know the age of the roof, the plumbing, the elevator. Ask for information surrounding the condo,” Lester told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

“Anything that’s missing, or any delay in answers — that’s a red flag,” Lester added.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

In a white paper authored by Lester and Nelson, the two described the coming El Niño as a “reckoning” for the California coast.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, most leading tenor saxophonists adapted either the hefty, gruff attack of Coleman Hawkins or the airy, linear style of Lester Young.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

I was at the bottom of the third reader, and Lester Kriegbaum was at the top.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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