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Discover LudwigThe word 'bo' is not a commonly used word in written English
It is often considered to be a slang word and may not be appropriate to use in formal writing. Examples: - "Hey, bo, what are you up to tonight?" (slang for 'friend' or 'mate') - "Bo, stop making noise and pay attention!" (used as an expression of frustration or annoyance)
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bo
proper noun
In occasional use since the 1970s.
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The Financial Times (which belongs to Pearson, part-owner of this newspaper) reported an impossible-to-refute account that Zhou Yongkang, a member of the elite Politburo standing committee, had been privately stripped of his powers for lobbying too forcefully on behalf of Mr Bo.
By contrast baccarat and sic bo were going at full tilt.
Mr Bo called Mr Wang "two-faced" and immoral despite admitting to adultery himself.Mr Bo denied any involvement in corruption and said he knew nothing of a $3m villa in France paid for by Xu Ming, a businessman.
When Siv Hong appears on Cambodian reality show It's Not A Dream looking for her sister Bo, she has no idea what to expect.
At the top of the leaderboard there is a two-way tie with Bo van Pelt and defending champion Hideki Matsuyama leading the way on eight under par.
Mr Bo, formerly the Communist Party chief of Chongqing and a member of China's ruling Politburo, fell suddenly from grace in March 2012 after his wife was implicated in the murder of a British businessman and his police chief fled to an American consulate.
See articleCourtroom dramaThe trial of Bo Xilai, a former Chinese Politburo member, ended in the city of Jinan.
Bo Watson, a state senator, warned shortly before the election that should the workers vote to unionise, "any additional incentives...for expansion or otherwise will have a very tough time passing the Tennessee Senate".
Mr Bo denied all the charges at his trial, a stance that some say contributed to the length of his sentence.
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Hong Myong-bo likes fast counter-attacks with skilful wide players getting behind defences.
It follows on from the trial of Bo Xilai, the princeling who ran the huge region of Chongqing and was a notable rival of Xi Jinping, China's president.
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