Chari

American

[sha-ree] / ʃaˈri /

noun

the French name of Shari.

Chari British

/ ˈtʃɑːrɪ /

noun

a river in N central Africa, rising in the N Central African Republic and flowing north to Lake Chad. Length: about 2250 km (1400 miles)

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“The birth dose is critical to preventing hepatitis B, which is the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide,” said Chari Cohen, president of the Hepatitis B Foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“It’s primarily transmitted mother to child,” said Dr. Chari Cohen, president of the Hepatitis B Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

NASA’s Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron, and the European Space Agency’s Matthias Maurer, embraced the seven astronauts remaining at the station, before parting ways.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022

Refugees, mostly women and children, are still trying to reach Chad, crossing the rivers Chari and Logone on rickety boats.

From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2021

Chevalier in West Africa, in the region of the Chari River, not far from Lake Tchad.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

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