Gupta

American

[goop-tuh, guhp-] / ˈgʊp tə, ˈgʌp- /

noun

a dynasty of N India (a.d. 320–540) whose court was the center of classical Indian art and literature.
the empire of this dynasty, encompassing all of N India and Gujarat.

Gupta British

/ ˈɡʌptə /

noun

the dynasty ruling northern India from the early 4th century to the late 6th century _ad : the period is famous for achievements in art, science, and mathematics

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Gupta is a partner at venture-capital firm Sequoia Capital and the former chief financial officer of Instacart.

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Pantheon Macroeconomics Asia economist Meekita Gupta attributed the surprisingly strong growth to a "resurgence in AI servers".

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Dr. Gupta gives the boy a handsome illustrated copy of Mother Goose rhymes.

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