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Bala

American  
[bay-luh] / ˈbeɪ lə /

noun

Douay Bible.
  1. Bilhah.


Bala British  
/ ˈbælə /

noun

  1. a narrow lake in Gwynedd: the largest natural lake in Wales. Length: 6 km (4 miles)

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The company entered a similar agreement with Chief Digital and Technology Officer Bala Subramanian with an award valued at $3 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Sterling Point,” which is set on a fictional Muskoka island with that name, was filmed on Lake Muskoka, Lake Rosseau and Lake Joseph, near the towns of Bala and Port Carling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Even as Cursor hones in on Composer, the company’s model-agnostic platform remains a key selling point, according to Ram Bala, professor of AI and analytics at Santa Clara University.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

Political analyst Bala Yusuf told the BBC the move could reshape Nigeria's electoral landscape.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

He joined Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and took up position near Bala Hissar, the old citadel walls that loomed over the city from the Koh-e-Shirdawaza mountains.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

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