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Wendell

American  
[wen-dl] / ˈwɛn dl /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Another board member, Wendell Barner, said he did not have information about Adelkoff’s compensation and directed a reporter to the nonprofit’s main office line.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Based on a real story, the series features Andre Holland, Wendell Pierce and Samira Wiley.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

However, the firm's chief financial officer, Wendell Huang, said it would not introduce sudden "fourfold, fivefold" price rises.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Chief financial officer Wendell Huang reassured investors and customers that supplies of chipmaking materials such as hydrogen and helium are secure at present, with adequate inventories and multiple supply sources.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

In Boston, Wendell Phillips, Abolitionist and reformer, commended those who looked “upon that gibbet of John Brown, not as the scaffold of a felon, but as the cross of a martyr.”

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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