Borges

American

[bawr-hes] / ˈbɔr hɛs /

noun

Jorge Luis 1899–1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.

Borges British

/ ˈborxes /

noun

Jorge Luis (ˈxorxe lwis). 1899–1986, Argentinian poet, short-story writer, and literary scholar. The short stories collected in Ficciones (1944) he described as "games with infinity"

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In a tight opening first set, Borges impressed with a mix of hard hitting and delicate drop shots, but he faded towards the back end of the tie-break and Sinner asserted control.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Cybersecurity companies are focusing on securing code at the point of creation, according to Goldman Sachs analyst Gabriela Borges.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026

"He had the ambition, and after talking to the management, they came to an understanding so ultimately everything that happened was correct for both sides," added Borges.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

“Like any good software company, it is focusing on adoption before monetization,” Borges told me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Jorge Borges, in his recent bestiary of mythical creatures, notes that the idea of round beasts was imagined by many speculative minds, and Johannes Kepler once argued that the earth itself is such a being.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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