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Wallace

[ wol-is, waw-lis ]

noun

  1. Alfred Rus·sel [ruhs, -, uh, l], 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author.
  2. George Cor·ley [kawr, -lee], 1919–98, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87.
  3. Henry (A·gard) [ey, -gahrd], 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) De·Witt [d, uh, -, wit], 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.”


Wallace

/ ˈwɒlɪs /

noun

  1. WallaceAlfred Russel18231913MBritishSCIENCE: naturalist Alfred Russel. 1823–1913, British naturalist, whose work on the theory of natural selection influenced Charles Darwin
  2. WallaceEdgar18751932MEnglishWRITING: novelist Edgar. 1875–1932, English crime novelist
  3. WallaceSir Richard18181890MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: collectorPHILANTHROPY: philanthropist Sir Richard. 1818–90, English art collector and philanthropist. His bequest to the nation forms the Wallace Collection, London
  4. WallaceSir William?12721305MScottishPOLITICS: patriot 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

/ wŏlĭs /

  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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The final episode of “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” will air Friday and his Saturday program is expected to air through the end of the year.

And earlier on the Today programme, former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace accused Labour of making an effective “cut in our defence budget” by including £3bn of Ukraine funding in it.

From BBC

Mr Cruickshank said he had been encouraged by his sister Elaine to apply for the award on behalf of their father, William Wallace, who was a firefighter for Glasgow Fire Service.

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Then there is the back row, which contains hugely exciting flanker Wallace Sititi and the reigning world player of the year Savea, who played out of his skin in Paris a year ago.

From BBC

In another segment, Wallace also criticized Harris for not doing more to separate herself from the Biden administration.

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