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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

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

The independent outlet Nexta said that books by several 20th Century authors - Larisa Geniyush, Vladimir Neklyayev, Lidiya Arobey and Natalya Arseneva - had also been banned.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 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

Then Larisa saw a white spot caught in the crossing of the searchlight beams—a distant Po-2.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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