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Asoka

American

[uh-soh-kuh] / əˈsoʊ kə /

noun

died 232 b.c., Buddhist king in India 269?–232? b.c.

Asoka British

/ əˈsəʊkə, əˈʃəʊ- /

noun

died 232 _bc , Indian emperor (?273–232 _bc ), who elevated Buddhism to the official state religion

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Asoka Woehrmann resigned as chief executive of DWS in June after German prosecutors raided the offices of DWS and Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt over allegations of greenwashing and misleading investments.

From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2022

CEO Asoka Woehrmann is set to step down after the company’s annual general meeting on June 9, DWS said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022

Throughout the empire, Asoka erected huge stone pillars inscribed with his new policies.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

With a comfortable, feng shui design, Asoka attracts a racially diverse crowd of 20- and 30-somethings.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2011

Om, Asoka tree, you please Siva and you destroy all sorrow.

From Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship by Anonymous

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