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Nestor

[nes-ter, -tawr]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.



Nestor

/ ˈɛɔː /

noun

  1. Greek myth the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War

  2. (sometimes not capital) a wise old man; sage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Some, like Brayn Nestor, bore bloody welts from the rubber bullets that had hit them.

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Author James Nestor makes the case for nasal breathing.

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When Nestor moved into Orchard Hills five months before, the neighborhood’s fire plan, which Irvine Co. touts on its website, was a factor for moving in.

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Gibson hit his homer off future Hall of Fame reliever Dennis Eckersley and the heavily favored Oakland Athletics while Freeman hit his homer off demoted starter Nestor Cortes and the underdog New York Yankees.

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It sure sounded like it Friday night, the ball blasting off Freeman’s bat in the 10th inning against New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes as if it were a pack of firecrackers.

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