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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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Armed police went to a property in Wheatley Place at about 07:15 GMT following reports two people had been serious imjured.

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Armed police went to a property in Wheatley Place on Thursday following reports that two people had sustained serious injuries.

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"I think it's a very aptly named album given the way he is," Wheatley says.

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The moment Darren Wheatley had to tell his seven-year-old son that his mother had died is something that will stay with him for the rest of his life.

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President of the Prison Governors' Association Tom Wheatley said successive governments have failed to deliver the prison spaces needed to deal with dangerous overcrowding.

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