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Baily

British

/ ˈbeɪlɪ /

noun

one of the largest craters on the moon, about 293 kilometres in diameter, lying in the SE quadrant

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Personal computers, which economists credit for a productivity boom starting in the mid-1990s, were initially clunky and took years to become more user-friendly, said Martin Neil Baily, an economist at the Brookings Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Owen Goodman sticks out a left hand to deny Baily Cargill's point-blank header with a stunning stop.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

The endorsement, made in a central Illinois fairground, is unlikely to win Baily many voters closer to Chicago.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2022

Emani Baily rushed for 117 yards, highlighted by his 35-yard touchdown run on a third-and-9 play to give the Cajuns a two-touchdown lead early in the fourth quarter.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2021

Anthony was a rail-thin six-footer with a goatee; his friend Ben Baily was a somewhat rounder and softer man with an easy laugh.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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