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Taira

American  
[tahy-rah] / ˈtaɪ rɑ /

noun

  1. a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.

  2. former name of Iwaki.


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One such human is Mayuka Taira, who said in comments provided by Sony AI to Reuters that the robot’s strengths are what one might expect: unpredictability and an absence of emotion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“We started living, not just surviving,” Skachkova said, sitting by the burning fireplace next to Rohovska and their two dogs, Delta and Taira.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Vijay Taira, vice-president of the Kashmir Apple Merchants Association in the Azadpur fruit market in Delhi, says there's been an influx of Iranian apples in India's fruit markets.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

On a recent day in the Ukrainian capital, Taira headed to the Kyiv archery range deep in an abandoned Soviet-era factory.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2022

The power of the Taira family increased until sixty men of the clan held important posts at court, while their lands spread over thirty provinces.

From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

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