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Nora

American  
[nawr-uh, nohr-uh] / ˈnɔr ə, ˈnoʊr ə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Honora.


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“You, Me & Tuscany” has a screenplay by Ryan Engle, whose previous credits include two Liam Neeson thrillers and a Dwayne Johnson killer-gorilla movie, which would make him a very surprising heir to Nora Ephron.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"We should be alarmed and very concerned – it's really the tip of the iceberg," said Nora Amath, the executive director of the Islamophobia Register Australia.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

One of its representatives in Brussels, Nora Hansen, stressed "the importance of jobs and of keeping people in the northern regions", seeing these as a security guarantee against neighbouring Russia.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Nora Redmond is a MarketWatch reporter based in London.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

It’s so easy to talk to Nora, but eventually we start watching the movie for real.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

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