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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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There is potential for Carvana to buy more Stellantis stores, Taira said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

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

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

Taira is an outsized personality in Ukraine, famed for her work training field medics and instantly recognizable by her shock of blond hair and the tattoos that circle both arms.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2022

With this exile as their leader, they rose united against the Taira, the traditional enemy of the family to which he belonged.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro

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