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Calles

American  
[kah-yes] / ˈkɑ yɛs /

noun

  1. Plutarco Elías 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.


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Angela Calles and her husband traveled to Mexico City after María José’s killing to support her sister and other niece.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

For years, Cassandra Calles lived in the same building with this man and exchanged few words with him as they passed each other coming in and out of the building.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

The children’s recordings, Ms. Calles said, show there “are so many different types of people on the spectrum, and they’re all different.”

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Calles will skim much of the fat, leaving just enough to add depth and flavor.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2021

Sarrio had five chief streets, known respectively as Rua Nueva, which runs to the harbor; the Calles of Carborana, of San Florencio, of La Herreria, and of Atras.

From The Fourth Estate, vol.1 by Palacio Vald?s, Armando