Desai
Britishnoun
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Morarji ( Ranchhodji ) (məˈrɑːdʒɪ). 1896–1995, Indian statesman, noted for his asceticism. He founded the Janata party in opposition to Indira Gandhi, whom he defeated in the 1977 election; prime minister of India (1977–79)
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Kiran , born 1971, Indian writer; her novel The Inheritance of Loss (2006) won the Man Booker Prize
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Dev Ittycheria, who preceded Desai as MongoDB’s CEO, returned to lead the database company on an interim basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Dev Ittycheria, who served as MongoDB’s CEO for more than a decade through 2025, is reassuming the top post in an interim capacity while the company searches for a full-time replacement for Desai.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Thursday’s decision was signed by justices Jacqueline H. Nguyen, an Obama appointee and Roopali H. Desai, a Biden appointee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
While you can treat the symptoms - by wearing a mouthguard, for example - getting to the source of what's causing your teeth grinding is just as important, says dental sleep specialist, Dr Aditi Desai.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
A front-yard well, twenty-five feet across, was used, Mr. Desai said, for watering stock; near-by stood a revolving cement wheel for threshing rice.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
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