Ira

¹ American  

[ahy-ruh] / ˈaɪ rə /

noun

1. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”

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IRA ² American  

Or I.R.A.

1. individual retirement account.

2. Irish Republican Army.

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IRA British  

abbreviation

1. Irish Republican Army

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Example Sentences

Qatari contracts are usually more rigid, said Ira Joseph, a senior research associate at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

After Ira Rootman gave Harvard-Westlake the lead in the top of the seventh with a two-out, two-run single, Sierra Canyon loaded the bases with one out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Such disruptions can no longer be easily dismissed as one-off issues, says Ira Joseph, a researcher at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

The Dahlgren Heritage Museum created a scholarship in honor of Gladys and Ira West.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

If it had not been so late at night—if we had been less tired and dispirited—we might have argued with Ira, partly for her sake and partly for Selvam’s.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya