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Ballance

American  
[bal-uhns] / ˈbæl əns /

noun

  1. John, 1839–93, New Zealand statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1891–93.


Ballance British  
/ ˈbæləns /

noun

  1. John . 1839–93, New Zealand statesman, born in Northern Ireland: prime minister of New Zealand (1891–93)

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From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Ballance, co-founder of Oxford Ionics, which IonQ acquired earlier this year, described the company’s recent achievement of 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity as “opening the door to practical quantum solutions across sectors.”

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

Ballance Ellis identifies herself in her complaint as the highest ranking Black production executive at “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune,” as well as the head of the shows’ clearance and licensing department for 26 years.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2024

Another, former England batter Gary Ballance, previously admitted to the charges against him.

From Washington Times Mar. 31, 2023

My Wish only was, that you would inspect the Account and satisfy yourself that I had paid you when here that large supposed Ballance in my own wrong.

From The True Benjamin Franklin by Fisher, Sydney George

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