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Moira

[moi-ruh] / ˈmɔɪ rə /




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"It has to stay here, it has to be somewhere in Moira itself, because there is such a demand," he said.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

Bouma, working with Moira Jardine of the University of St Andrews, focused on an unusual class of M dwarfs known as complex periodic variables.

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2026

He said the party would continue to support Salmond's widow Moira in court action against the Scottish government.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2026

Her agency CAA confirmed at the time that the actor, celebrated for her portrayal of narcissistic former soap star Moira Rose in “Schitt’s Creek,” died after a brief illness.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2026

If I were Moira, I’d know how to take it apart, reduce it to its cutting edges.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The actress also points to the mythological figures known as The Fates or Moirai, who appear throughout the series and become increasingly central to Zoe's emotional unravelling.

From BBC May 16, 2026

He now lives back in New York, where his next project will be Gbadu and the Moirai Index, a work for four female singers to be performed near the New York stock exchange.

From The Guardian Mar. 26, 2013

Public fact becomes private reality, and the seasons of a Midwestern town become the Moirai of our small lives.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

But the mighty Moirai, whose word even Zeus himself may not turn aside, had fixed the doom of Meleagros.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines

The harps of the minstrels hung silent on the wall, and men spake in whispering voices, for the awful Moirai were at hand to bear Alkestis to the shadowy kingdom.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines




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