Yao
1 Americannoun
noun
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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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Dr. Tom L. Yao, a neurosurgeon from Tennessee, and his wife, lawyer Emily Yao, moved to Louisville in 2010, when Tom was hired by Norton Neuroscience Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"In the fields of physics, chemistry, biology and materials science, many important phenomena happen incredibly fast," said research team leader Yunhua Yao from East China Normal University.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026
“The stated minimum is often a signal, not a hard rule,” said Rui Yao, a professor of personal financial planning at the University of Missouri.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
“Supply chains also faced notable disruptions, with suppliers’ delivery times lengthening to the greatest extent since December 2022, posing challenges to operational efficiency,” said Yao Yu, founder of RatingDog.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Yao stayed above water, supervising, while the others dived down.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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