a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
any of more than a dozen related Khoisan languages spoken by the San.
an aboriginal people of southern Africa
a group of the Khoisan languages, spoken mostly by Bushmen
< Japanese, contraction of -sama suffix denoting direction, appearance, respect
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Since 2016, she said in a statement, a review of Aung San statues in more than 100 townships had found some had features "inconsistent with the dignity of such an important historical figure".
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
He keeps a list of S&P 500 companies on a screen in his office at the Presidio in San Francisco and studies it regularly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
General Aung San fought with and against both the British and the Japanese colonisers as he sought independence, but was assassinated on July 19, 1947, just months before his dream was realised.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
There’s no guarantee Journalism, the even-money favorite on the morning line, will win the $300,000, Grade 2 San Diego Handicap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
We inch up the coast toward San Francisco.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Alcoa san k 7% after the aluminum producer’s first-quarter earnings and revenue fell short of analysts’ expectations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Miyazaki san responded, “I am making this movie because I do not have the answer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
The pair, Sean Turnell, a former adviser to deposed Myanmar leader Aung san Suu Kyi and Vicky Bowman, were headed to Bangkok on an evening flight, the source said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2022
But because sake bombs require an audience, your friends are encouraged to chant, “Ichi … ni … san … sake bomb!” assuring that everyone in the restaurant will know to turn around and watch you.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
After school, Has- san and I climbed its branches and snatched its bloodred pomegranates.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Then, enter Comic Sans typeface — a perfect dash of irony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Another doctor - from the international agency Médecins Sans Frontières - sent a series of anguished voice messages to colleagues in London after sunrise on 12 February.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
But Doctors Without Borders, known in French as Médecins Sans Frontières, confirmed that’s not the case.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
BBC London previously interviewed Prof Ghassan Abu-Sittah, from Médecins Sans Frontières, who has been helping to treat people wounded in the war, at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023
While I felt at ease giving my talk on TMV in shorts, the French contingent feared that I would go one step further by arriving at Sans Souci in the same outfit.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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