Kirin

British

/ ˈkiːˈrɪn /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Jilin

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The letter is signed by Len Garfinkel, general counsel for the California Department of Education, and by Kirin K. Gill, chief counsel for the State Board of Education.

From Los Angeles Times

Others protesters accused of contempt at the hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, are: Charlotte Kirin, 54; Daniel Johnson, 25; Joseph Linhart, 22; Luke Elson, 30; Mair Bain, 36; Paul Bell, 23; Rosemary Jackson, 25; and Theresa Higginson, 25.

From BBC

Kirin, a Japanese company that sells foods and drinks, worked with researchers at Miyashita Laboratory to develop the chopsticks.

From NewsForKids.net

So far Kirin hasn’t announced plans to sell the chopsticks.

From NewsForKids.net

Canada-based technology research firm, TechInsights, said the phone contained a new 5G Kirin 9000s processor, developed for Huawei by China's largest contract chipmaker SMIC.

From BBC

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