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Makarova

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[muh-kahr-uh-vuh, muh-kah-ruh-vuh] / məˈkɑr ə və, mʌˈkɑ rə və /

noun

  1. Natalia born 1940, Russian prima ballerina and choreographer, born in Soviet Russia: resident of the United States and England since 1970.


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Ukraine's ambassador to the US, Oksana Makarova, insisted there were still grounds for cautious optimism while conceding: "We are not yet where we would like to be."

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

“Unfortunately, I don’t know why he took part in the show” in Russia, Makarova said.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2022

It’s the nation, for God’s sake, that gave birth to Gogol and Tchaikovsky, Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, Turgenev and Baryshnikov and Stravinsky and Makarova.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2022

And at the Medyka border crossing in Poland, Yelena Makarova said her hurried flight from Kremenchuk with her mother and teenage daughter marked the end of her life as she knew it.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2022

There are hundreds of thousands like Mrs. Makarova who have over the past week faced the heartbreaking decision of whether to leave their homes and family members.

From Washington Times • Mar. 2, 2022

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