vera

¹

[ver-uh, var-uh]

adjective

Scot.

1. very.

Vera

²

[veer-uh]

noun

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

Example Sentences

Discoveries like these are getting astronomers very excited for the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory which will soon begin its state-of-the-art 10-year-long survey of the Southern sky.

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Holocaust survivor Vera Schaufeld has been hailed for her "strength and courage", following her death at the age of 95.

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Michael Newman, chief executive of the AJR, said: "Despite being only nine years old, Vera's strength and courage shone through, as she bravely waved farewell to her parents, never to see them again."

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He added: "Thank you, Vera, for your unwavering commitment, your strength, and your generosity. Your voice, your memory, and your spirit will continue to inspire all of us in the AJR - and beyond - for generations to come."

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Former victims' commissioner Dame Vera Baird KC told BBC North West Tonight that Baroness Newlove "turned all that pain over a process of change into a determination to stop it from happening to others and to get better justice for those to whom it did happen".

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