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Wheatley

American  
[hweet-lee, weet-] / ˈʰwit li, ˈwit- /

noun

  1. Phillis 1753?–84, American poet, born in Africa; probably Senegal.


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Gabriel, who doesn't turn 16 until October, is the only change to the squad that was beaten 1-0 by Wrexham in Finland last week with striker Ethan Wheatley dropping out.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

"He was already in a close supervision centre," Wheatley adds, "in isolation from other prisoners, and was serving a whole life term."

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

In the end, Audi decided to remove them both, and appoint Mattia Binotto and Jonathan Wheatley in a dual leadership role, Binotto as chief operating and technical officer and Wheatley as team principal.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley has left the team with immediate effect.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

The cover of the poetry book read The Collected Works of Phillis Wheatley.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

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