ta
1 Americaninterjection
noun
noun
abbreviation
symbol
interjection
Etymology
Origin of ta1
First recorded in 1765–75; by infantile shortening and alteration
Origin of tā2
From Arabic
Origin of ṭā3
From Arabic
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She also said that Labour had pledged in its manifesto to tackle ticket touting - where secondary sites sell tickets at vastly inflated prices, and there would be ta consultation on it in the autumn.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2024
In December, the company said it wanted to restart labor ta lks with the goal of ratifying contract agreements in 2024.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
It is instead Germanic in origin and impressive in stature — a dish with the ta da! factor of popovers or crepes but without the fuss or stress.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2022
“See how da ground pack hard and smooth? You gotta broke it up. You gotta disturb the earth for things ta grow!”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2021
“Nah, Sapo, yo’r my friend and you know that I won’t lie ta you.”
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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Ye trade Ki da ta way min Ki da tā wan o wa Mata a la ozayo Na ool nee.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by John M'lean
One new concept, expressed by dā and ndā, or tā and ntā.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer
Though I may not touch it yet I may see Si non tangendi copia ē videndi tā; erit.
From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by W. Carew Hazlitt
They trade A ta way wok Ata way wok Ma tā a leeay la Eghon a el nee.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by John M'lean
Taking the Rasta name Jabari Muata Ta Seti, he returned to Bradford and worked as a voluntary counsellor, also setting up the anti-drugs charity Black Against Crack in the city in the mid-1990s.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
“I don’t have to scramble constantly with the daily grind,” Ta said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Celebrity makeup artist and entrepreneur Patrick Ta admits that he is constantly falling in and out of love with Los Angeles — the place he’s called home for the last 13 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
These days whenever he’s not traveling, Ta tries to reserve his Sundays for spending time with friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
I wished I could live with Alef, Ba, and Ta, for I felt so alone and afraid at Dar El-Tifl.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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TA Securities maintains a neutral rating on Malaysia’s semiconductor sector, pegging Dagang NeXchange as its top pick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
TA Securities maintains a neutral rating on Malaysia’s semiconductor sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
TA Securities downgrades Malaysia’s automotive sector’s rating to underweight from neutral, with sell ratings on Bermaz Auto, MBM Resources and Sime Darby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
TA Securities maintains a buy rating on Tenaga and keeps target price at 18.00 ringgit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
“Are you looking for her for some reason?” the TA asked, wrinkling her eyebrows at Trevor.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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