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Issa

American  
[is-uh] / ˈɪs ə /

noun

plural

Issa, Issas
  1. a member of a Somali clan or subgroup living mainly in Djibouti and Ethiopia.


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Unaware of Samary’s perfidy, Gomina, 50, ordered Samary to meet him at QRF headquarters to organize a team to rescue Issa and his family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The soldiers were frightened of Issa, whose dark powers, they suspected, had allowed him to survive the fierce assault on his house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Unaccustomed to being contradicted by soldiers, Issa spun around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Issa received medical treatment in France, but found it more therapeutic to patch bullet holes in his house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“You told Issa Rae it was my birthday?”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera