wai
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of wai
Māori
Example Sentences
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Peter Wai, a British border force officer and police constable, helped with information-gathering and surveillance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
In November 2023, Trickett was tasked by Wai to arrange for high-profile Hong Kong activist Nathan Law to be followed to the Oxford Union.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
U.K. prosecutors said in a statement Thursday that Yuen and Wai researched pro-democracy campaigners living in the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Wai also drew a fellow Border Force officer, an ex-Royal Marine called Matthew Trickett, into his surveillance of Hong Kong dissidents, the court heard.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“Is that why you wanted to study the Ala Wai Canal for the observation journal?”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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