Desai

British  

/ dɛˈsaɪ /

noun

1. Morarji ( Ranchhodji ) (məˈrɑːdʒɪ). 1896–1995, Indian statesman, noted for his asceticism. He founded the Janata party in opposition to Indira Gandhi, whom he defeated in the 1977 election; prime minister of India (1977–79)

2. Kiran , born 1971, Indian writer; her novel The Inheritance of Loss (2006) won the Man Booker Prize

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Example Sentences

As IVF has expanded and success rates have improved, more couples are creating—and later fighting over—stored embryos, said Nidhi Desai, a Chicago fertility and family lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal

“These are monster moves for single days,” said Sonal Desai, chief investment officer at Franklin Templeton Fixed Income.

From New York Times

On Thursday, the two-year yield stood at just 3.83 percent, and investors have since placed bets that the Fed will begin cutting interest rates this year in a bid to support the economy — a forecast that suggests “the mother of all recessions” is on the horizon, Ms. Desai said.

From New York Times

Instead, Ms. Desai said, she thinks that investors have grown to expect the Fed to come to their rescue as soon as financial markets sputter.

From New York Times

Investor Keval Desai wrote: “Oh the irony of today’s VCs who are calling for a govt bailout who yesterday asked their cos to pull out & caused the run in the first place.”

From Seattle Times