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Bela

American  
[bay-luh, bel-uh] / ˈbeɪ lə, ˈbɛl ə /

noun

  1. a first name.


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The company also recently replaced chief content officer Bela Bajaria, who oversaw popular shows including "Stranger Things," "Bridgerton," and "Squid Game," in addition to pushing the company's live entertainment strategy, according to CNBC.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

It abruptly replaced content chief Bela Bajaria last week just hours after a layoff of 1,000 employees that she helped engineer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The layoffs, which are believed to be the largest in company history, included Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria, who was replaced by former Disney executive Peter Rice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

The story goes that Bela Guttmann, fresh from winning the title with Porto, rocked up at Benfica, sacked all the senior players and promoted a talented bunch of youth team players instead.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Mary Alice had been hoping for a Shirley Temple, but it was a Dracula, not too old, starring Bela Lugosi I have to say, it got to me.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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