Roca

American

[roh-kuh, raw-kuh] / ˈroʊ kə, ˈrɔ kə /

noun

Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.

Roca British

/ ˈrəʊkə /

noun

a cape in SW central Portugal, near Lisbon: the westernmost point of continental Europe

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Today’s newsletter was curated by Cristina Roca in London.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Girona ended the game with 10 men when Roca scythed down Yamal to cut short a desperate Barca attack deep in stoppage time.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Footage of his arrival in Guayaquil shows him wearing shorts, a T-shirt and flip flops while being led by armed security officers to a parked SUV before being transfered to the La Roca maximum-security prison.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Maybe she had a false sense of imperviousness, given all the times the house on Roca Chica Drive escaped, unscathed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025

I read the report of Bias Roca, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, about their years as an illegal organization during the Batista regime.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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