Baily
Britishnoun
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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
While Bank of England governor Andrew Baily acknowledged the decision to cut rates was "finely balanced", despite this higher level of inflation, one issue affecting the Bank's decision was the jobs market.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025
Therapeutic boarding schools like Whetstone should be regulated similarly to state-licensed daycare centers, with complaints tracked and publicly accessible, to the extent possible, Baily said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023
The young duo, in addition to all-conference guard Baily Walden, have been the engine for the Saints.
From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023
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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