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Finlay

American  
[fin-ley, -lee, fin-lahy, fin-lee] / ˈfɪn leɪ, -li, fɪnˈlaɪ, ˈfɪn li /

noun

  1. Carlos Juan 1833–1915, U.S. physician, born in Cuba: first to suggest mosquito as carrier of yellow fever.

  2. a river in N British Columbia, Canada, flowing SE to join the Parsnip River in forming the Peace River. 250 miles (402 km) long.


Finlay British  
/ ˈfɪnlɪ /

noun

  1. Carlos Juan (ˈkarlos xwan). 1833–1915, Cuban physician: discovered that the mosquito was the vector of yellow fever

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Thomas Clarkson gets the nod at tighthead prop with veteran Finlay Bealham providing cover on the bench.

From Barron's

For those named in the squad, Hugo Keenan, Ciaran Frawley, Jamie Osborne, Tadhg Furlong and Finlay Bealham have all recently been injured and will be lacking match minutes.

From BBC

Props Finlay Bealham and Tadhg Furlong have been included despite injury concerns, and the absence of Porter has opened the door for Jeremy Loughman, Jack Boyle and Michael Milne.

From BBC

In the days and weeks after the attack, Mr Finlay said he has been questioned about "how my faith is now".

From BBC

The full interview with Mr Finlay on Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett will be available from 06:00 GMT on Friday 5 December.

From BBC