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Asoka

American  
[uh-soh-kuh] / əˈsoʊ kə /

noun

  1. died 232 b.c., Buddhist king in India 269?–232? b.c.


Asoka British  
/ əˈsəʊkə, əˈʃəʊ- /

noun

  1. died 232 bc , Indian emperor (?273–232 bc ), who elevated Buddhism to the official state religion

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Asoka Woehrmann resigned as chief executive of DWS in June after German prosecutors raided the offices of DWS and Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt over allegations of greenwashing and misleading investments.

From Reuters • Oct. 24, 2022

Asoka Woehrmann, the head of Deutsche Bank’s asset management business, resigned this month after the company’s Frankfurt office was raided over allegations that it overstated claims on E.S.G.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2022

CEO Asoka Woehrmann is set to step down after the company’s annual general meeting on June 9, DWS said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022

People are breathing more easily, said Asoka Obeyesekere, a barrister and director of the local chapter of Transparency International.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2018

An archaeologist in the service of the Government of India has discovered in the jungle of the Nepāl Terai a stone pillar erected by the mighty Buddhist sovereign, Asoka, to mark the very spot.

From The Buddhist Catechism by Olcott, Henry Steel

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