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Borel

American  
[baw-rel, buh-, baw-rel] / bɔˈrɛl, bə-, bɔˈrɛl /

noun

  1. Félix Édouard Émile 1871–1956, French mathematician.


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“It really was a new measuring bar,” Borel says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“It’s kind of like hitting the lottery,” Borel says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Borel, the sommelier, recalled Ray pleading with him to let her go after she was stopped at his inn, claiming that Krndija had been holding her against her will.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Christian Borel shouted as he barreled out of L’Auberge Provençale Inn and Restaurant chasing after the wine thieves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Borel believed that visitors from outer space had already arrived; not little green men, but birds of paradise.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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