hector
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Gilgamesh’s lament is not the stylized keening of epic tradition—not Achilles’ highfalutin howls after Hector strikes down Patroclus—but something rawer, humbler, more recognizably human.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The first trial in 2003 saw Hector Dick give evidence against Fraser.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
According to Hector Caruncho, professor of medical sciences at UVic and corresponding author of the study, therapies based on Reelin may offer a new way to address both gut and brain health.
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026
Olympic champion Sara Hector warmed up for her women's giant slalom title defence at next month's Winter Olympics by winning the World Cup race on Saturday as US star Mikaela Shiffrin finished third.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
Hector catches it in his hand and reads it before handing it to the man in the grey suit.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing hector
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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The Boys in the Boat
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Bartleby the Scrivener
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