Bayle

American

[beyl] / beɪl /

noun

Pierre 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic.

Bayle British

/ bɛl /

noun

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 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

"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

Pauline Bayle, a rising star who was appointed to lead the Montreuil Theater last year, boldly took on Virginia Woolf.

From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

With the subtlest dialectician's skill, Bayle merely opposes reason and faith.

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

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