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
1
British
/ ˈtærə, ˈtɑːrə /
noun
tara
2
British
/ ˈtɑːrɑː /
noun
Etymology
Origin of tara
Māori
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Noth recently revealed that his son, Orion, whom he shares with wife, Tara Wilson, is heading off to college.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Tara took me up the jet bridge stairs to board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Not unlike the bestselling memoir “Educated” by Tara Westover, who overcomes an abusive childhood in a rural survivalist Mormon family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Workplace culture and behaviour can have a significant influence on people's willingness to take time off sick, says psychologist Dr Tara Quinn-Cirillo.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“I don’t know what I’m looking for,” Tara responds, and for a moment her face crumples as though she might burst into tears, but then she composes herself.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
The screening, which had an opening that included a drag performance, was the group’s first time doing a Juneteenth event, said tara jae, Youth Seen’s founder and executive director.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
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 a July 19 email, Chief Executive Rachel Drori told customers that Daily Harvest used tara for the “first and only time” in the lentil crumbles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
The crowd around him gradually increased and began to be strangely agitated, as the word "tara tara" passed from lip to lip, and presently, as if seized by a single impulse, they all ran away.
From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Joel Tyler Headley
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