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Figuratively, an “Amazon” is a large, strong, aggressive woman.
The Amazon River of South America was so named because tribes of women warriors were believed to live along its banks.
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Whether the Amazons and Microsofts are taxed at the front end, or the businesses and customers on the receiving end have to pay, the cost of using AI would go up, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The roots of the Greek presence in the Black Sea are steeped in myth: from the journey of Jason and the Argonauts to Colchis, to the Amazons.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
They want these people to sit down with them — the big guns, the Hulus and the Netflixes and the Amazons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Mythologies, which premiered last July in France, brings together dancers from the Ballet Preljocaj and the Opéra National de Bordeaux, telling stories from ancient folklore, from Icarus and Zeus to Aphrodite and the Amazons.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023
Hazel bowled into a patrol of Amazons, who scattered in terror at the sight of the horse.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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