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Wendy

American  
[wen-dee] / ˈwɛn di /
Or Wendie

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Gwendolyn.


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Xi will likely want something in return, says Wendy Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, who spent decades as a U.S. diplomat and trade negotiator.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Dr Wendy Aubrey, a senior anaesthetist, had intubated Preston – that is inserted a small tube into his throat to get oxygen to his lungs.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Wendy Sherman was on the verge of tears.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Then-state Sen. Wendy Davis, a Democrat, pushed a bill in 2013 to audit the program, saying, “We’re handing these things out like candy.”

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Recently the medical researcher Wendy Levinson recorded hundreds of conversations between a group of physicians and their patients.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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