Baylis
Britishnoun
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Lillian Mary . 1874–1937, British theatre manager: founded the Old Vic (1912) and the Sadler's Wells company for opera and ballet (1931)
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Trevor ( Graham ). born 1937, British inventor of the clockwork radio (1992)
Example Sentences
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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
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
He became hyper-focused on what he ate, his friends said — to the point that he developed an eating disorder that required hospitalization, Jack Baylis, 28, another former friend, previously told the Statesman.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
“The Organising Committee had a clear intent … to shift the focus away from heritable to somatic,” says bioethicist Françoise Baylis, now retired from Dalhousie University, who was part of that committee.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 12, 2023
Meanwhile the school was being conducted by Miss Baylis, who for five blissful weeks reigned supreme, while “hope” hinted a permanent one.
From A Dixie School Girl by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)
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