Shares of Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) moved slightly higher after the deal was announced.
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Once the silky gent who ran a barge called the Knuckle Sandwich tried to persuade Borglum's ma and da to sell him their little dwarfish boy for twelve gold coins.
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[…] that dear little man writing in the guestbook of the "Ma" or theatrical landlady […]
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Lao Gan Ma and I have a love-hate relationship.
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Bobby McFerrin and Yo-yo Ma played some famous duets.
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A Maß is a beer mug that contains 1 litre of beer.
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Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, ma is marked as informal, US, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.