Mira
Americannoun
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Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
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a female given name.
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Mira Costa defeated Huntington Beach to win the section and regional crowns while Loyola fell to the Oilers in the section semifinals and did not play in regionals.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, was named interim CEO for a few days before she was replaced by tech entrepreneur Emmett Shear.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Mira Costa remains the team to beat with a 31-2 record and having the No. 1 college recruit from the class of 2027, Mateo Fuerbringer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Ruby Cochrane and Olga Nikolaeva epitomized the mindset Mira Costa brought to Saturday afternoon’s Southern Section Division 1 girls’ beach volleyball championship match at Long Beach City College.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
“No, no, no,” Mira moaned, as if she were in physical pain now.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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