Valla

American

[vahl-lah] / ˈvɑl lɑ /

noun

Lorenzo 1407–57, Italian humanist and critic.

Valla British

/ ˈvalla /

noun

Lorenzo (loˈrɛntso). 1405–57, Italian humanist cholar. His writings include De voluptate (1431), a philosophical dialogue on pleasure

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A lifeguard filmed himself plucking one from the waves at Bondi on New Years Day, and most recently, another parcel was found on Valla Beach in the mid-north coast in March.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024

“That is not the way you talk about a live person,” Valla said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2023

Previously at Barclays, Valla was global head of TMT and consumer retail.

From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2023

Valla “is a kind of philologist-hero,” she said, with a laugh.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023

As he had said in Venice, so Rafael called to his audience in Rome, when he had a little space cleared for the performance, "Signor Rafael Valla will now present his troupe of trained tops!"

From Rafael in Italy A Geographical Reader by McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell

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