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Balfour

American  
[bal-foor, -fer] / ˈbæl fʊər, -fər /

noun

  1. Arthur James 1st Earl of Balfour, 1848–1930, British statesman and writer: prime minister 1902–05.


Balfour British  
/ ˈbælfɔː, -fə, -fʊə /

noun

  1. Arthur James , 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848–1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1902–05); foreign secretary (1916–19)

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The vessel was attacked by HMS Balfour in July 1944 but was scuttled by its 52 crew - all of whom survived.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

In 1917 the Bund had to choose between the Bolshevik Revolution and the Balfour Declaration, the British proposal for a Jewish “national home” in Palestine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

"The big large monolithic model, it's $15 per million tokens, but you can get that down to like five cents if you use the smaller mini model," says Adrian Balfour of consultancy Enverso.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

Tesla’s energy business “is now punching well above its revenue weight in terms of profitability, while automotive is the inverse,” Adrian Balfour, chair of the advisory firm Envorso, recently told MarketWatch in emailed comments.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

I met Tim at the arcade at the Balfour Park mall.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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