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Shashi

American

[shah-shee] / ˈʃɑ ʃi /

noun

a river in SE Africa, flowing SE along the Botswana-Zimbabwe border to the Limpopo River. About 225 miles (360 km) long.

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"Anyone who was a teenager in India between 1967 and 1977 will not need persuading about the extraordinary impact that JS had on their generation," Shashi Tharoor, MP and author, told me.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

Panicked, Shashi begged her husband to go to India and supervise her mother’s care.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Shashi Tharoor, a leader of the main opposition Congress party, said the government must invest time in answering questions about Manipur.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2023

Shashi Kant, the retired director general of the Punjab police, said that while officials have succeeded in one battle, “now the real task starts. They are the bigger challenges ahead.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2023

"Thou hast," retorted Shashi, with irritating coolness, "placed a sharp weapon in a fool's hand."

From Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance by Burton, Isabel, Lady

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