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Baring

[ bair-ing ]
/ ˈbɛər ɪŋ /

noun

Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
Evelyn, 1st Earl of Cromer, 1841–1917, British statesman and diplomat.

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Baring
/ (ˈbɛərɪŋ) /

noun

Evelyn, 1st Earl of Cromer. 1841–1917, English administrator. As consul general in Egypt with plenipotentiary powers, he controlled the Egyptian government from 1883 to 1907
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