Wallace

American  

[wol-is, waw-lis] / ˈwɒl ɪs, ˈwɔ lɪs /

noun

1. Alfred Russel 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author.

2. George Corley 1919–98, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87.

3. Henry (Agard) 1888–1965, U.S. agriculturalist, author, and statesman: Secretary of Agriculture 1933–40; vice president of the U.S. 1941–45; Secretary of Commerce 1945–46.

4. Lewis Lew, 1827–1905, U.S. general and novelist.

5. Sir William. Also 1272?–1305, Scottish military leader and patriot.

6. (William Roy) DeWitt 1889–1981, and his wife, Lila Bell (Acheson), 1889–1984, U.S. magazine publishers.

7. a male given name: a Scottish family name meaning “Welshman, foreigner.”

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Wallace British  

/ ˈwɒlɪs /

noun

1. Alfred Russel. 1823–1913, British naturalist, whose work on the theory of natural selection influenced Charles Darwin

2. Edgar. 1875–1932, English crime novelist

3. Sir Richard. 1818–90, English art collector and philanthropist. His bequest to the nation forms the Wallace Collection, London

4. Sir William. ?1272–1305, Scottish patriot, who defeated the army of Edward I of England at Stirling (1297) but was routed at Falkirk (1298) and later executed

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Wallace Scientific  

/ wŏl′ĭs /

1. British naturalist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection independently of Charles Darwin. Wallace spent eight years (1854–62) traveling in Malaysia and assembling evidence for his theories, which he sent to Darwin in England. Their findings were first presented to the public in 1858.

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Wallace Sititi scored early in a breathless first half.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Records reviewed by The Times did not detail why Wallace was sued.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Wallace faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $25,000 fine at her sentencing hearing in January.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The volume growth came as the company simultaneously delivered strong pricing growth, Wallace added, despite continued consumer uncertainty and continuing macroeconomic volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

At the start of 1891 Ned found himself managing a jewelry counter that occupied one wall of a thriving drugstore on the city’s South Side, at Sixty-third and Wallace.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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