noun
Etymology
Origin of charas
1870–75; < Hindi: resin of the hemp plant
Example Sentences
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Roskomnadzor sent a letter asking for the “Charas” article to be removed, and Wikimedia Russia refused.
From Slate
Erik Charas, founder of the newspaper A Verdade, tweeted that the attack was “a premeditated criminal act,” as the door to the building had been sabotaged earlier in the day.
From Washington Times
Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson discovered the Charas on a scouting trip some 10 years ago.
From Washington Times
In this iteration, which González calls an opera, he further explores modern blackness, public housing and human-object intersections by drawing from influences as varied as the futurist Buckminster Fuller and the activist collective CHARAS.
From New York Times
As planned, he served Charas with an eviction order almost immediately, though the remaining artists and activists did not go quietly, some chaining themselves together in protest.
From New York Times
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