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Bebel

American  
[bey-buhl] / ˈbeɪ bəl /

noun

  1. Ferdinand August 1840–1913, German socialist and writer.


Bebel British  
/ ˈbeːbəl /

noun

  1. August (ˈauɡʊst). 1840–1913, German socialist leader: one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party (1869)

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“Investors are concerned that banks are either not doing proper diligence or are far enough removed from the collateral that appropriate monitoring isn’t taking place,” said Bill Bebel, senior managing director at 22V Research.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

“Everyone will practice with the like-minded whatever his inclinations and abilities lead him to do,” Bebel writes.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2020

Gilberto’s daughter Bebel has been a guiding force in carrying bossa nova into a new electronic century.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2019

Survivors include a son from his first marriage; a daughter, singer Bebel Gilberto, from his second marriage; and a daughter from another relationship.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2019

Liebknecht and Bebel were more advanced than the Workingmen's Association, which now had fallen under the leadership of Schweitzer, an able but dissolute disciple of Lassalle.

From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.