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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Several former OpenAI executives, including former Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, raised concerns about Altman’s management to the former board of directors, contributing to their decision to fire him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Thinking Machines Lab CEO Mira Murati is betting on more customizable artificial-intelligence models to chip away at the lead of frontier labs such OpenAI and Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
By May, however, it still had not received any tuition payments from BFW and decided to call off the partnership, EduSavo Oy's CEO Mira Repo told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Mira Costa 9, Agoura 7: The Mustangs overcame a 6-1 deficit to win the Division 3 title at Cal State Fullerton.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
“By then,” Mira repeated, her voice lowering into a barely audible whisper, “by then it was too late.”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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