liana
Americannoun
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Origin of liana
1790–1800; earlier liannes (plural), apparently misspelling of French lianes, plural of liane, derivative of lier to bind; spelling with -a is Latinized or pseudo-Spanish
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European nations already struggling to deal with Ukraine and their own economies have very practical concerns about getting involved now in Iran, said Liana Fix of the Council on Foreign Relations.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Gerry Martin, co-founder of The Liana Trust, which works to reduce human-snake conflict in Karnataka state, says another major hurdle is the availability of high-quality antivenom.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
“There is a lot of information that’s lost from having no vision,” says Liana Mutia, who latches onto opponents and relies on her hands to compete in judo.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024
Liana Zanette of Western University in Ontario and her colleagues were able to show that animals react most strongly to human voices and flee in response, as the researchers report in Current Biology.
From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023
Zara was under the basketball hoop passing a ball to Liana and Ainsley, while Omi chatted nearby with Daniel Chun.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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