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Wells

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Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.
H(erbert) G(eorge), 1866–1946, English novelist and historian.
Horace, 1815–48, U.S. dentist: pioneered use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic.
Ida Bell Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, 1862–1931, U.S. journalist and civil rights leader.
a historic town in eastern Somersetshire, in southwestern England: known for its cathedral.

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a city in SW England, in Somerset: 12th-century cathedral. Pop: 10 406 (2001)

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WellsHenry18051878MUSBUSINESS: businessman Henry. 1805–78, US businessman, who founded (1852) with William Fargo the express mail service Wells, Fargo and Company
WellsH(erbert)G(eorge)18661946MBritishWRITING: writer H ( erbert ) G ( eorge ). 1866–1946, British writer. His science-fiction stories include The Time Machine (1895), War of the Worlds (1898), and The Shape of Things to Come (1933). His novels on contemporary social questions, such as Kipps (1905), Tono-Bungay (1909), and Ann Veronica (1909), affected the opinions of his day. His nonfiction works include The Outline of History (1920)

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The ancient town of Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire is a case in point.

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Against Welsh qualifier Wells, the Sheffield crowd were treated to a fine display of snooker with every frame seeing a break of at least 50, including six centuries - three from each player.

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Wells, 36, made his second century with an effort of 109 in frame seven, only for Murphy to instantly restore his four-frame lead with a run of 76.

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The issue has left her only able to play five tournaments this season, missing almost two months of the WTA Tour between the Australian Open in January and Indian Wells in March.

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Foster Wells: They got to stay out late and feel grown up.

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well-rounded well-satisfied

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