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Somoza

American  
[saw-maw-sah, suh-moh-zuh, -moh-suh] / sɔˈmɔ sɑ, səˈmoʊ zə, -ˈmoʊ sə /

noun

  1. Anastasio Anastasio Somoza García, 1896–1956, Nicaraguan political leader: president 1937–47, 1950–56 (father of Anastasio and Luis Somoza Debayle).


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A team led by Melanie Köhler and Veronika Somoza from the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology has presented a new research approach in the journal Nature Food.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

Something interesting: Stephen Colbert has in his possession a pair of pants belonging to the late Nicaraguan dictator, Anastasio Somoza.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

In a cavernous migrant shelter in Eagle Pass, Rudy Somoza, 36, said he fled Nicaragua because sky-high inflation made it impossible to buy bread or pay fees for his 8-year-old daughter’s schooling.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2022

Leftist guerrilla organizations fought against the dictatorship of the Somoza family, which ruled until the late 1970s.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

My father, being the accountant of the Somoza family, was automatically considered an enemy.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers