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Maja

American  
[mah-hah] / ˈmɑ hɑ /

noun

  1. a genus of crab belonging to the spider crab family.


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“Our industry needs this workforce,” said Maja Ericksen, executive vice president at construction company Mortenson, which in 2024 began offering 12 weeks of paid leave for birth mothers in its skilled workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Fresh from taking down world number one Nelly Korda in the early session, Europe sent out Swedish pair Maja Stark and Linn Grant against in-form Americans Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

On Saturday, Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva took the women’s title with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over the Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Maja Chwalinska's French Open ended almost three weeks after it started - but her journey to the brink of a first Grand Slam title began long before that.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Tía Mari quieted while Tío Pepe told the story, but then she started to cry again about Mojo and Maja.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

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