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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“Overall, the manufacturing sector maintained a steady expansion in June, supported by sustained new order growth, easing cost pressures and improved labor market conditions,” said Yao Yu, founder of RatingDog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Despite the largely positive headline figures, Yao cautioned that slowing demand and weaker external orders remain key risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 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
Asset minimums also enable firms to operate more efficiently, Yao says.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
All of a sudden Yao cut off the motor, and we came to a stop.
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
Colonel Willcocks’s force was increased by Yaos and a few Sikhs from Central Africa to a total of 3368 natives, with 134 British officers and 35 British non-commissioned officers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
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 Lang, Andrew
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
He omits whatever Mr. Macdonald says about a Being among the Yaos, analogous to the Dendid of the Dinkas, or the Darumulun of Australia, or the Huron Ahone.
From The Making of Religion by Lang, Andrew
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