Mira
Americannoun
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Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
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a female given name.
Example Sentences
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Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines Lab co-founder who abruptly defected to OpenAI this year amid a dispute with Chief Executive Mira Murati, has changed employers again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Yet “this is not a crime story,” Mira insists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I’ve been working pretty much myself,” said the 5-foot-11, 210-pound running back who transferred from Mira Costa to Gardena Serra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Thinking Machines Lab, led by Mira Murati, former OpenAI chief technology officer, just released a free-to-use open-weights model it says will balance power and running cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Sorry, Thomas, but Mira can’t talk right now. She should be cleaning her room.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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