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Asoka

American

[uh-soh-kuh] / əˈsoʊ kə /

noun

died 232 b.c., Buddhist king in India 269?–232? b.c.

Asoka British

/ əˈsəʊkə, əˈʃəʊ- /

noun

died 232 _bc , Indian emperor (?273–232 _bc ), who elevated Buddhism to the official state religion

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Deutsche Bank earlier this year said that it was investigating the messaging and email use of Asoka Woehrmann, the DWS CEO at the time.

From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2022

Asoka Woehrmann, the head of Deutsche Bank’s asset management business, resigned this month after the company’s Frankfurt office was raided over allegations that it overstated claims on E.S.G.

From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2022

CEO Asoka Woehrmann is set to step down after the company’s annual general meeting on June 9, DWS said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022

Some edicts guaranteed that Asoka would treat his subjects fairly and humanely.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Then I attempt to set forth the peculiar development of the Aryan tribes in the valleys of the Indus and the Ganges, down to the times of Tshandragupta and Asoka.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker

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