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A Biro brand ballpoint pen.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

A Biro brand ballpoint pen.

Origin: of BIRO, , the inventor of the first commercially succesful ballpoint pen. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(uncountable, by extension) Ink from a ballpoint pen.

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  • “NEW RELEASE — The Crisis of Liberalism: The Origin and Destiny of Freedom by Michael R.J. Bonner “...an astonishing intellectual tour de force...” — Peter L. Biro, senior fellow of Massey College Order today: buff.ly/sdLRbp7 #CrisisOfLiberalism #JackmanSeries”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “NEW from Dora Biro: Chimpanzees spontaneously prepare for mutually exclusive possibilities, and collective context strengthens this behaviour. doi.org/10.1098/rstb... #URochesterResearch”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(by extension, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Any ballpoint pen.

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  • “#WDFDarts Budapest Masters 2026 Silver Youth: Daniel Stephenson ENG def Balazs Szotak HUN L: 5-3 1st event title Girl's: Tjasa Flegar SVN def Alexandra Vavrovicova SVK L: 4-2 1st event title Bronze U23: Francesco Basili ITA def Milan Biro HUN L: 4-0 #Darts #WDFEastEurope”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I feel lost without my Mounjaro pen. I’ve a feeling a regular biro just won’t cut it! 😭”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#WDFDarts Budapest Classic 2026 Silver Youth: Zsolt Csajbok HUN def Marcell Kaszas HUN L: 5-2 1st event title Girl's: Paige Pauling ENG def Tjasa Flegar SVN L: 4-0 1st event title Bronze U23: Francesco Basili ITA Milan Biro HUN L: 4-3 1st event title #Darts #WDFEastEurope”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Wait, wait: ROMANII BIRO EUNT DOMUS.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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