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Carranza

American  
[kuh-ran-zuh, kahr-rahn-sah] / kəˈræn zə, kɑrˈrɑn sɑ /

noun

  1. Venustiano 1859–1920, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1915–20.


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Prosecutors charged Carranza only with a weapons violation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Mr Carranza comes from a huge family, living with about 20 relatives in a small house off a dirt track in the fishing village of Gaira.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Carranza was reportedly killed in a September strike by US forces on his boat while he was fishing the Caribbean, according to video testimony of his family members shared by the president on X.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

Today, Carranza works to achieve justice and reparations for victims of atrocities, such as in his country of birth, the Philippines, where from 1998 to 2000 he served as an assistant secretary of national defense.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

ONE of the most illustrious victims of the holy office was Don Bartholomew Carranza de Miranda, Archbishop of Toledo.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio