American Railway Association.
Associate of the Royal Academy.
From the Latin word āra altar
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The site has changed hands multiple times, with the latest owner being Ara Tchaghlassian, founder of retailer American Tire Depot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The mining company said Tuesday it would buy Vacuumschmelze, Ara VAC TopCo and their respective consolidated subsidiaries from Ara Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Developers and enterprises like using Cursor because of its cost-effective AI product, according to Ara Kharazian, lead economist at Ramp, a financial-technology company tracking how businesses spend on AI.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
"When I look at the photographs, I see the moments Ara Guler captured -- sailors arriving on boats. He would walk through the streets and beaches of Cannes, observe what was happening."
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
The present altar also incloses an ancient altar bearing the inscription Ara Primogeniti Dei, which is said to have been the one erected here by Augustus.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
And the ARA points to an average loss of 15% in wages for those who leave the workforce early to become caregivers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Cabio Biotech has yet to publicly address allegations its ARA oil was contaminated, and has not responded to multiple requests for comment.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Some market players expect little impact from the ICE move given low storage levels in the ARA for both Russian and non-Russian gasoil as well as declining delivered volumes.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2022
Under the ARA, these families are receiving $3,000 per child and $3,600 for every child under the age of six.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2021
Page 6: Spaced out the OE ligature in ARA COELI.
From A Catalogue of Books Published by Methuen and Co., October 1909 by Methuen & Co.
When our mission was completed, the entire A.R.A. staff was given a banquet in the Kremlin at which we were told that we had saved 20 million lives.
From Time Magazine Archive
This year, with 60 hospitals, 200 schools and colleges and nearly 40% of the top 500 U.S. industrial corporations among his customers, A.R.A.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1793 Beechey was elected A.R.A., and executed a portrait of Queen Charlotte, who was so well pleased with it that she appointed him her Majesty's portrait painter.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.
He became a member of the Old Water-Colour Society, and an A.R.A.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.
The A.R.A. holds that "apprenticeship is no disqualification."
From Rowing by Lehmann, Rudolf Chambers
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