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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 proposed a "new economic bloc" consisting of Canada, the UK, New Zealand and Australia, noting that all four countries shared the same values, cultures and governing systems.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025

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

“It’s wild,” said Jack Baylis, a Pennsylvania friend of Mr. Kohberger’s who is among those trying to understand how Mr. Kohberger came to be charged with such a heinous killing.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023

The "dark court" referred to was no doubt Johnson's Court, as the printers of the Monthly Magazine, Messrs. Baylis and Leighton, had their offices here.

From A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land by William R. (William Richard) Hughes

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