Mari
Americannoun
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Maris,
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Mari
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a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
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the Finnic language of the Mari.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Mari
< Russian mári (not declined) < Mari marij Mari, man
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Mari Pierce-Quinonez and Austin Morton moved to the city in 2015, eventually landing tech jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The media mogul’s live entertainment business Mari Group said it had agreed to buy Britain’s ATG Entertainment from a private-equity firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The acquisition comes as Mari continues to expand its portfolio of businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Duhamel, 53, who recently welcomed his second child with wife Audra Mari, purchased the ranch-style dwelling in Encino for $2.65 million in 2017, and it has served as his family’s West Coast base ever since.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Afterward Mari Luz takes us to the museum.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Mark Loftus has been a New York Yankees fan since the days when Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were smashing home runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Vocal coach and metal singer Jade Maris tells Newsbeat that producing harsh sounds can cause damage if done incorrectly, but says there are safer ways to do it.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
“I began acting at age 10, when my dad was up for a role in ‘Safe at Home!’—a comedy with the Yankees’ Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
I began acting at age 10, when my dad was up for a role in “Safe at Home!”—a comedy with the Yankees’ Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
“Question Number Nine: We all know that in 1961, Roger Maris broke the Babe’s home-run record with sixty-one home runs. How many did Mickey Mantle have in that same year?”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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