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Amata

American  
[uh-mey-tuh] / əˈmeɪ tə /

noun

Roman Legend.
  1. the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.


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Lawmaker Aumua Amata, who represents American Samoa in the US House of Representatives, said she worried deep-sea mining could disrupt fisheries providing the vast bulk of the territory's export earnings.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

A second wave of AI matchmaking startups—including Amata, Known and the forthcoming venture from Hinge founder Justin McLeod—is taking aim at customer swipe fatigue, Molly Reinmann writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

“In the short term, that will be a hit to manufacturers,” said Le, who works for the Amata Corporation, an industrial real estate company based in Thailand.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2025

"I can still taste it to this day," Amata said in Italian.

From Salon Jan. 30, 2025

First she inflamed the heart of Queen Amata, wife of Latinus, to oppose violently a marriage between her daughter and Aeneas.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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