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Larisa

British  
/ ˈlarisa, ləˈrɪsə /

noun

  1. a city in E Greece, in E Thessaly: fortified by Justinian; annexed to Greece in 1881. Pop: 130 000 (2005 est)

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"Maybe there will be a pause," one parishioner called Larisa suggested.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“Putting a child in prison is not the answer,” says Detective Chief Inspector Larisa Hunt, who heads up Avon and Somerset Police’s early intervention team.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024

Her 33 combined medals at the sport’s two biggest events are one more than what Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union achieved.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

First person: “We were getting used to the shelling, but I’ve never seen a situation like this,” said Larisa Kharchenko, a retired nurse in Kherson, which was occupied by Russian forces for months last year.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Larisa flew on toward those lights, horrified and terrified.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein