vera
1 Americanadjective
noun
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Germany’s Merck MRK -0.52%decrease; red down pointing triangle KGaA said it agreed to buy U.K. biotech company Silence Therapeutics for $1.3 billion, adding an experimental medicine for rare disease polycythemia vera to its drug pipeline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Aloe vera is best known as a soothing plant used for skin care, but it also contains natural chemicals that may influence biological processes inside the body.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026
But there is one little thing: Okra, like marshmallow root and aloe vera, is mucilaginous, meaning it can get slimy when sliced and cooked.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025
I get boba grass jelly and aloe vera in it, 50% sweet, regular ice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
A cutting of aloe vera that Lena gave me did not belong anywhere because we had no other succulents.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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Located on Cerro Pachón in the Chilean Andes, the recently completed NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is designed to explore the sky in extraordinary detail.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
Bleyer is survived by Vera, his father, brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
As part of the deepened collaboration, Meta intends to increase the deployment of Nvidia infrastructure, including Vera Rubin and Vera central processing units, for next-generation AI agents, the companies said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Insha Rahman, president of Vera, said both the Covid-19 pandemic and the previous administration of mayor Eric Adams produced delays in shutting down Rikers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
I realized that I wanted to give Cindy Sindy and Vera a better future.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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