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Inari

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[in-uh-ree, -ahr-ee, i-nah-ri] / ˈɪn ə ri, -ɑr i, ˈɪ nɑ rɪ /

noun

  1. Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1,295 sq. km).


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The analyst cuts his FY2026-FY2028 EPS forecasts for Inari by 2%-10% to reflect a moderate demand outlook, following 1Q earnings miss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Catherine Feuillet, chief scientist at Inari Agriculture, a plant biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, says it’s not clear yet how important those particular genes will be but that the new resources have “massive” value.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 16, 2024

The only time Frandy has seen Sámi shaman in particular connected to amanita was when a Finnish ethnographer claimed in the 1940s that Inari Sámi noaiddit used to consume amanita with seven spots.

From National Geographic • Dec. 21, 2023

Forty people took part in the event at Teppou-zu Inari Shrine on Sunday, where men and women donned loincloths and white gowns before plunging into water filled with ice blocks.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2023

Then she hung the quilts over poles to sun, dusted the screens, and placed an offering of rice on the steps of the tiny shrine to Inari, where the little foxes kept guard.

From Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan

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