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ballas

American

[bal-uhs] / ˈbæl əs /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

a spherical aggregate of small diamond crystals used for drilling and for various industrial purposes.

Etymology

Origin of ballas

Apparently variant of balas in phrase balas ruby spinel ruby, balas being taken to mean “spinel”

Example Sentences

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Alongside hosts Daly and Winkleman, judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke will all be on hand - before the studio audience decides who wins.

From BBC

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has said she "couldn't breathe" for 20 minutes after choking on a fish bone before Saturday's live show in Blackpool.

From BBC

"I choked earlier on a fishbone," Ballas explained.

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Ballas contined: "Gratitude to Jane because I panicked. I really thought that was it, the end, amen."

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Ballas took over as head judge on the celebrity dance contest from Len Goodman in 2017.

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