Balfour
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
That distinction between overt and internalised coercion was also referenced by two disabled MSPs – Pam Duncan-Glancy and Jeremy Balfour, both of whom sit as independents and oppose the bill.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
All across the southeastern Transvaal, in Standerton, Heidelberg, Balfour, and other dorps, thousands of women protested.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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