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  • proper noun A surname.

Etymologies

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From Japanese 浜崎.

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Examples

  • He was also a fan of Ayumi Hamasaki, a B-movie actress turned pop star known for her elaborately costumed sexuality and the banal lyrics she composes under a bewildering number of pseudonyms.

    Let’s Die Together 2007

  • He was also a fan of Ayumi Hamasaki, a B-movie actress turned pop star known for her elaborately costumed sexuality and the banal lyrics she composes under a bewildering number of pseudonyms.

    Let’s Die Together 2007

  • Now if only Ayumi Hamasaki would make an aversion-therapy video like this, I might actually get a shred of my self-respect back. novakant Says:

    Matthew Yglesias » Thank God 2007

  • Spotted in Japan: Vans tricked out with flares, ground effects, and crazy paint jobs that serve as mobile shrines to J-Pop megastar Ayumi Hamasaki.

    Boing Boing: December 19, 2004 - December 25, 2004 Archives 2004

  • Passing through Hakata on the way back, he saw the excitement generated by their Gion festival and organized one for Hamasaki.

    Matsuri report » Japundit Blog 2005

  • "Consumer spending has contributed a lot into the U.S. growth, while inventory investment declined," said Masaru Hamasaki, who helps oversee the equivalent of $24 billion as chief strategist at Toyota Asset Management Co. in Tokyo.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • "Consumer spending has contributed a lot to U.S. growth, while inventory investment declined," said Masaru Hamasaki, who helps oversee the equivalent of $24 billion as chief strategist at Toyota Asset Management Co. in Tokyo.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • "It was hard to speculate how the impact of the disaster would affect gross domestic product, but the stock market reacted to the figures that fell short of the estimate in the market," said Masaru Hamasaki, who helps oversee about $18 billion as chief strategist at Toyota Asset Management Co. in Tokyo.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • "It looks like China's economy will be steady toward the end of this year," said Masaru Hamasaki, who helps oversee the equivalent of $24 billion as chief strategist at Toyota Asset Management Co. in Tokyo.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • "People in the stock market tend to have a bullish outlook mixed with a bit of wishful thinking," said Masaru Hamasaki, who helps oversee the equivalent of $24 billion as chief strategist at Toyota Asset Management Co. in Tokyo.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

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