Delos

American  

[dee-los, del-ohs] / ˈdi lɒs, ˈdɛl oʊs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.

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Delos British  

/ ˈdiːlɒs /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Dhílos.  a Greek island in the SW Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades: a commercial centre in ancient times; the legendary birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. Area: about 5 sq km (2 sq miles)

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Delos

"Honestly, sometimes the smell is so strong that it can still seep through the N95 masks. It hurts our throat and heads," Delos Reyes told visiting AFP reporters on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

In Germany, Microsoft recently expanded a deal with Delos Cloud—a subsidiary of SAP—to deliver the U.S. company’s services under its own ownership and control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

Europe does have its own providers, such as France's OVHCloud, or Germany's Germany's T-Systems or Delos, in cloud computing.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025

Father Villanueva, a priest, gestures during the funeral march for 17-year-old student Kian Delos Santos, who was killed allegedly by police officers during an anti-drug raid, in Manila on August 26, 2017.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025

‘For now, that’s all we can do. Once we figure out this chained god situation, we’ll head to the island of Delos.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan