Waal
Americannoun
noun
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The family lived on the edge of a predominantly middle-class area, but de Waal said her childhood was marked by poverty.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a few months ago.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
When Mr. de Waal, a British ceramicist, inherited 264 of these netsuke from a relative in the 1990s, he became fascinated by their artistry—and their provenance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
In 1979, an important study by Frans de Waal demonstrated how using science to test for a human hunch could help further our understanding of animal behavior.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
Waal, I never want to feel that air way ag’in!
From Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star by Burt L. Standish
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