ma
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It took a Stone throw to find the ma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
"Good afternoon ma, I have not seen the hospital items"
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
The 68-year-old ma capsized his sailboat in the marina basin and was attempting to swim to shore with his boat when witnesses saw him go under the water, officials said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
The first gallery — voluminous, glowing, visually still — introduced the Japanese concept of ma, sometimes described as an emptiness full of possibilities, into a Western ensemble of forms straight from the geometry book.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
“You are purposely misunderstanding me, ma reine. Are you in love with Robert?”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
The original term for devil mas is "Jab Molassie," which is French patois for "Molasses Devil".
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024
I’m trying to ask writers: What does living mas mean?
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2023
She’s still la mas chingona — the ultimate badass — emcee Enrique Cerna said as he welcomed her to the stage in October.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
And even though Maria's mother knew Diana's mother in Puerto Rico, Maria promises that doesn't make Diana mas mejor amiga—a better friend.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
“Caring for her own, best as she can. Like all us mas and pas.”
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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