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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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The Little fire in Kern County broke out Friday afternoon, about five miles west of Borel Road.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

In Kern County, the Borel fire has scorched more than 57,000 acres and leveled the tiny, historic mining town of Havilah since it ignited last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

Cannone and veteran team-mate Yannick Borel are both in the world top five and on the team for Paris 2024.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

Fellow NBC Sports analyst Jerry Bailey, a two-time winning jockey in each leg of the Triple Crown, praised Hernandez for doing his best impression of Borel.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

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