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Balbo

American  
[bahl-baw] / ˈbɑl bɔ /

noun

  1. Italo 1896–1940, Italian aviator, general, and statesman.


Balbo British  
/ ˈbalbo /

noun

  1. Italo (ˈitalo). 1896–1940, Italian Fascist politician and airman: minister of aviation (1929–33)

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Newey effectively worked only three days a week, Horner would say, bigging up the roles of Wache and the technical leadership team around him, especially head of aerodynamics Enrico Balbo.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

Perhaps Gerrit Cole wouldn’t have slept on covering first base in that same fateful fifth inning if he’d been able to mull his options by scratching an Italo Balbo beard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Balbo, in his legal filing Monday didn’t downplay the seriousness of the federal hate crimes case.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Mr. Balbo, Gregory McMichael’s lawyer, noted that Ms. Ballesteros continued to speak with Mr. McMichael after the incident and that his client rented to African Americans.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022

The speaker opposed the teaching of Cesare Balbo, who advocated a free hand for Austria in the Balkans in return for the cession of the Italian provinces.

From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various