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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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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

Horner has spent time extolling the virtues of head of aerodynamics Enrico Balbo, lead performance engineer Ben Waterhouse and chief designer Craig Skinner.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2024

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

From Seattle Times Aug. 2, 2022

Balbo, a lawyer for Gregory McMichael, called Mr. Arbery’s death “an American tragedy.”

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2022

A detachment of Austrians, hidden in the Valley of Balbo, advanced in the night to surprise the grenadiers, and was heard by this vigilant dog as he was making his rounds.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various

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