Luba
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Lubas,
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Luba
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a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
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Also called Chiluba, Ciluba, Tshiluba. the Bantu language of the Luba, used as a lingua franca in the S Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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a member of a Negroid people of Africa living chiefly in the S Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre)
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Also called: Tshiluba. the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family
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Luba Golosinskiy got a master class in bulk shopping and home cooking by watching her mother feed their large family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Luba arrived on the show in 2018, and said it was now "time for me to follow my dreams beyond the show, and I'm excited for what the future holds".
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
“Love it or hate it, starting pitching in the Postseason is arguably the most important piece to have,” Rachel Luba tweeted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
“Trevor Bauer categorically denies this woman’s unhinged allegations,” the player’s co-agents, Jon Fetterolf and Rachel Luba, said in a statement Wednesday.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
In the museum, with so many people roaming around, Luba Luft would tend to do nothing.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Riley Lubas, 20, came down with a bad cold in March 2025 in his first year at university, and took two over-the counter medicines without realising they both contained paracetamol.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
His parents, Chris, 40 and Kate Lubas, 39, raced from Newport to be with their son.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gen. John Lubas, the 101st Airborne deputy commander, has said the accident occurred while the helicopters were flying and not during a medical evacuation drill.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Army officials said they did not yet clearly understand how the accident occurred, Lubas told reporters.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2023
He walked along by the cliffs that are at the verge of the sea; southward past Scalpsie and Lubas and Barr, then inland to the little chapel of St. Blane's.
From The Thirsty Sword by Robert Leighton
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