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Bayle

American  
[bayl] / beɪl /

noun

  1. Pierre 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic.


Bayle British  
/ bɛl /

noun

  1. Pierre (pjɛr). 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic, noted for his Dictionnaire historique et critique (1697), which profoundly influenced Voltaire and the French Encyclopedists

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Abdirahman Bayle, an advisor to Somaliland's leader, told the BBC that Eric Trump had ''expressed interest in Somaliland and the opportunities it offers''.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

"The stability of the financial system and the wider FX ecosystem must always come first," said Marc Bayle de Jessé, chief executive officer at CLS, in a recent interview with Reuters.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023

The new regulations could affect nearly $65 billion per day worth of foreign exchange transactions from asset managers at risk of missing CLS's crucial deadline, according to an estimate by Bayle de Jessé.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023

She learned that Mr. Bayle also has close ties with his parents, Dominique Lerebour and Patrick Bayle, who divorced when he was 8-years-old.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022

In a supplement to the Commentary, published in 1687, Bayle met Jurieu's attack.

From The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century by Charles Bastide

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