Tara
noun
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings Hill of Tara.
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Tara
American
[tar-uh]
/ ˈtær ə /
noun
Tara
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British
/ ˈtærə, ˈtɑːrə /
noun
tara
2
British
/ ˈtɑːrɑː /
noun
Etymology
Origin of tara
Māori
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The basic Five Star service comes with Admirals Club access, but Tara dropped me off at the swankier Flagship lounge because it wasn’t busy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
My greeter, Tara, reached out the morning of my flight via text and told me exactly where to get dropped off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
As Tara Sell, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, told Slate, “We’re in a bad spot right now.”
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
In a public LA28 Facebook group, a member named Tara initially described the $1,700-per-person price for a three-hour equestrian event as “robbery” but four days later, announced their decision to “splurge.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tara remarks that they seem to have more productive post-dinner meetings when he is there, though he offers only occasional suggestions as to how the circus itself should be regulated.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
The company issued a voluntary recall and blamed a compound in tara flour for the illnesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
An attorney representing Smirk’s said there was no evidence the tara flour correlates to the customers’ health issues and that the product met all specifications and food-importer requirements.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
In July, Daily Harvest posted on its website that it had identified tara flour, a plant-based ingredient that’s high in protein, as the cause.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
Daily Harvest has not disclosed its tara flour supplier, but Marler said he plans to “ultimately force that disclosure” in court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
These wooden posts will be planed as smooth as possible— Tiang kayu ini nanti tukang tara buat lichin sakali.
From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Sir William Edward Maxwell
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