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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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As Tiffany Lester, women’s health medical director at the lab-testing company Function Health, recently said, “We have almost been conditioned, in a way, to only accept the standard panel.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Who’s the figure in the hoodie scampering across the screens by which Lester and Edward monitor the allegedly vacant facility?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

The wreck claimed the lives of Nathesia Lewis, 42, Lynette Noble, 38, Asherey Ryan, 23, her 11-month-old son, Alonzo, and her boyfriend, Reynold Lester, 23.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

He’d lost a couple of pounds too, which Lester theoretically could have spared, but the new shape was wrong on him.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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