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Nestor

American  
[nes-ter, -tawr] / ˈnɛs tər, -tɔr /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.


Nestor British  
/ ˈnɛstɔː /

noun

  1. Greek myth the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War

  2. (sometimes not capital) a wise old man; sage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But "signs of life" were detected in the debris during a search on Monday, Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival told GMA News in an interview, adding that officials remain in "rescue mode".

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026

"All response teams remain fully engaged in search and retrieval efforts to locate the remaining missing persons," Cebu Mayor Nestor Archival said in a Facebook post on Friday.

From BBC Jan. 8, 2026

Kirchner, 72, was first lady from 2003-2007, when her late husband Nestor Kirchner was president.

From Barron's Nov. 6, 2025

Then, Nestor Cortes followed up his six shutout innings against the Dodgers last week with a three-inning, three-run clunker that was punctuated with an ejection.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2025

“I don’t think I was attacked exactly. Nestor 10 was simply trying to do so. What was left of the First Law was still holding him back.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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