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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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BBC London went behind the scenes during rehearsals at the Lilian Baylis Studio in Sadler's Wells.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

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

Much of it was purchased by the Marquess of Salisbury for Hatfield House, and the remainder Mr. Baylis bought. 

From A Walk from London to Fulham by Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William)

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