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Sato

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[sah-toh, sah-taw] / ˈsɑ toʊ, ˈsɑ tɔ /

noun

  1. Eisaku 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.


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“You want something that leans into that humanness,” said Sato, who has since accepted a full-time offer at the company she interned with.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Neither Sato nor her attorneys responded to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

"The 'Japan' portrayed in an anime world is often quite different from how Japanese society is", said Marika Sato, a 29-year-old who works in marketing in Tokyo.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

UN experts, including the special rapporteur on human rights for Iran Mai Sato, stress that internet restrictions and widespread detentions make it "impossible to determine the true scale of the violent crackdown" at this stage.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The governor of Fukushima, Yuhei Sato, said, “Anxiety and anger felt by people have reached boiling point.”

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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