Yao
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Yaos,
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Yao
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a member of an Indigenous people of Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
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the Bantu language spoken by the Yao.
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In 2005, Andrew Yao, a former Princeton professor and winner of the award named after computer-science pioneer Alan Turing, established an elite “Yao class” at Tsinghua to cultivate top-tier talent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“The manufacturing PMI is expected to remain in expansionary territory in the near term, though the pace of growth may become more moderate,” said Yao Yu, founder of RatingDog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"It is a tour de force of Yao Xue's PhD thesis work, pairing an innovative approach with exceptional electrophysiological skill."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
This comes from analysts at the New York-based bank, led by Wenyu Yao, a senior metals strategist, in a note on Monday.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
The boy, Yao, beckoned me to one of the roofing-sheet shacks.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
The Yaos bought their current home in the historic Glenview area for $1.45 million in 2021, and spent three years renovating it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
It is to be wished that competent observers would pay more attention to such savage practices as crystal-gazing and automatism as illustrated by the sticks of the Melanesians, Zulus, and Yaos.
From The Making of Religion by Andrew Lang
Between 1891 and 1895 a long struggle continued, between the British authorities on the one hand and the Arabs and Mahommedan Yaos on the other, regarding the suppression of the slave trade.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
By the beginning of 1896 the last Arab stronghold was taken and the Yaos were completely reduced to submission.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
It is improbable that the Yaos and Nyamwezis borrowed the custom of inserting verse into prose tales from Arab literature, where the intercalated verse is usually of a moral and reflective character.
From Aucassin and Nicolete by Andrew Lang
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