Wesley
Americannoun
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Charles, 1707–88, English evangelist and hymnist.
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his brother John, 1703–91, English theologian and evangelist: founder of Methodism.
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a male given name.
noun
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John . 1703–91, English preacher who founded Methodism
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Mary, pseudonym of Mary Aline Siepmann. 1912–2003, British writer: her novels include The Camomile Lawn (1984) and An Imaginative Experience (1994)
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Wesley Fofana: The Frenchman made a brilliant block from one of Amad Diallo's shots but was twice at fault as the winger broke clear on the counter-attack.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
He lived in the nearby city of Atlanta and worked for Wesley International Academy, a public charter school, for more than 12 years as an IT manager, technology teacher and robotics coach.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Also in the audience were Cleora, a Spanish-Water-Dog-Bretagne-Spaniel mix, and her owner Nickolaus Wesley Fabro, a 40-year-old audio engineer and American expat living near Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
A New York woman admitted to defrauding Wesley Edens, a co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, resolving allegations that she had extorted the billionaire and swindled two other men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
It said that Wesley appeared to be normal, but needed further evaluation for possible anxiety issues.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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