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Baylis

British  
/ ˈbeɪlɪs /

noun

  1. Lillian Mary . 1874–1937, British theatre manager: founded the Old Vic (1912) and the Sadler's Wells company for opera and ballet (1931)

  2. Trevor ( Graham ). born 1937, British inventor of the clockwork radio (1992)

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Baylis drew on his expertise as a businessman to say that Canada should work on building its productivity.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

The firm's marketing manager Sam Baylis shows the BBC the tennis racket-style electrified fly swatter, leaned up against a wall.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

The challenge of regulating private entities is not unique to China, notes bioethicist Françoise Baylis, now retired from Dalhousie University in Canada.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 6, 2023

Baylis said the two would exchange Facebook messages and Kohberger would call him to talk every week or so.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023

With a scarcely repressed laugh she hid it in her book, and turned to face the storm center, Miss Baylis.

From A Dixie School Girl by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)