Hayakawa
Americannoun
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S(amuel) I(chiye) 1906–92, U.S. semanticist, educator, and politician, born in Canada: senator 1977–83.
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Sessue 1889–1973, Japanese film actor.
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In 1983, Tanton and Hayakawa — born in Canada to Japanese immigrants — formed U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025
Hayakawa comments: "Well, let us just say that it would be extremely challenging."
From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023
"It's an awfully big upgrade and shows how the BOJ had made estimates that were way too low," said former BOJ top economist Hideo Hayakawa, who expects negative rates to end in April.
From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023
Employers held back on wage increases and risky investments but largely avoided mass layoffs, notes Hideo Hayakawa, a senior fellow at The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, an independent think tank.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023
Farther down the lane of booths was the tent of Hayakawa the Juggler.
From The Cathedral by Walpole, Hugh, Sir
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