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wai

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/ ˈwɑːiː /

noun

  1. water

"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

Etymology

Origin of wai

Māori

Example Sentences

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He said he had never tasked Chi Leung "Peter" Wai - a former UK Border Force officer with whom he is standing trial - with spying on dissidents in London.

From BBC

Wai, who previously worked for the Metropolitan Police and was a volunteer Special Constable with the City of London Police, also denies a charge of misconduct in public office in relation to conducting searches of Home Office databases.

From BBC

Yuen denied commissioning Wai to carry out surveillance of Hong Kong dissidents based in London, including "never" having asked him to spy on pro-democracy activist Nathan Law.

From BBC

Yeun said he asked Wai to provide security for Christopher Hui, Hong Kong's secretary for financial services and the treasury, when he faced protests in London in 2023.

From BBC

The jury was shown a video of a demonstrator blocking the minister's car with Wai sitting in the front passenger seat.

From BBC