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    vera
    adjective
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    Vera
    noun
    a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”

vera

1 American  
[ver-uh, var-uh] / ˈvɛr ə, ˈvær ə /

adjective

Scot.
  1. very.


Vera 2 American  
[veer-uh] / ˈvɪər ə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”


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The team used molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations to see how different Aloe vera compounds attach to AChE and BChE.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026

Rusfertide has shown promise in late-stage testing in treating a rare blood cancer called polycythemia vera.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

But there is one little thing: Okra, like marshmallow root and aloe vera, is mucilaginous, meaning it can get slimy when sliced and cooked.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025

Aloe vera cream and ice wrapped in a towel helped to sooth Hector at the airport and during the flight.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024

A cutting of aloe vera that Lena gave me did not belong anywhere because we had no other succulents.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

“The sampling of Vera Rubin is just going incredibly well,” Huang said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Vera Gadsdon, 74, is one of the residents at a retirement housing complex in Lewisham.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He won top prize at the Cannes film festival in 1996 for "Secrets and Lies" and at Venice in 2004 for "Vera Drake".

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

District Judge Hernán Vera remarked on the “utter reprehensibility” of Alsheikh’s crime, Courthouse News Service reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Vera, left to await results, got up and dressed.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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