Sicilia

American

[see-chee-lyah, si-sil-yuh, -sil-ee-uh] / siˈtʃi lyɑ, sɪˈsɪl yə, -ˈsɪl i ə /

noun

Italian name of Sicily.
an ancient name of Sicily.

Sicilia British

/ siˈtʃiːlja /

noun

the Latin and Italian name for Sicily

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Cathie Wood and Oracle CEO Mike Sicilia dismiss the idea of an AI bubble.

From Barron's

There was already overlap in how Sicilia and Magouyrk interacted in their prior roles.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re really in a unique situation to deliver what we call applied AI,” said Mike Sicilia, the former president of Oracle Industries who was appointed as a CEO of the company last month.

From The Wall Street Journal

The regions of Sicilia and Calabria are two of the poorest in Europe.

From BBC

“We wanted to leave the house, but then the flames were behind the door,” a resident told Live Sicilia television.

From New York Times

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