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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"We are here for one reason: we want to stay in our country and not have to dream of a life elsewhere," Rosela Mira, a first-year medical student, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Two of the shuttered cookie shops are in Southern California, in Westlake Village and Mira Mesa in San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Especially notable so far has been the prodigious performing of Mira Nadon, returning to the lead in “Diamonds,” which due to the indisposition of Sara Mearns she performed five times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Longbow is to start production of its limited-edition Speedster at Mira Tech Park in Nuneaton next year.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Mira reached up and touched some sort of release, and a screen and tiny keyboard unfolded from the back of Lola’s neck.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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