Antonescu
Britishnoun
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The suspects, identified as 20-year-old Dragan Antonescu; his father, Viorel Illie, 48; and his mother, Marioara Illie, 40, were arrested in Winslow, Ariz. about eight hours after an Ambert Alert was issued.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
Crin Antonescu, former leader of the National Liberal party however welcomed the court ruling and said he could not understand Lasconi's reaction.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
In January 1945, after the Nazi-supporting regime of Ion Antonescu had surrendered to the Red Army, all Romania's ethnic Germans aged 17-45 were deported to forced labour camps to rebuild the shattered Soviet economy.
From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2012
And when you’re playing a part like Gregor Antonescu in “Man and Boy” or Rita Lyons in “The Lyons,” you’ve been given the license to let your ego off the leash and run wild.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2011
On September 5, General Ion Antonescu took over the government as Conducator of Rumania, and on October 7, 1940, German troops arrived in Rumania.
From The Grey Book by Snoek, Johan Martinus
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