barrio

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Recent Examples of barrio The most serious accusation, made by investigative journalist Horacio Verbitsky in his book El Silencio, is that Bergoglio, as head of Argentina’s Society of Jesus, failed to protect two young priests, who had been working to improve the lives of the poor in the barrios of Buenos Aires. Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2013 Follow More of Our Reporting on Explore more Fort Worth history in photos & untold stories Fort Worth Entertainment How Willie Nelson changed country music in a little North Texas town 50 years ago May 14, 2025 5:50 AM Fort Worth Education lifted him from the barrio. Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2025 With the hopes of taking the genre from the barrios of Cuba to the masses, the duo composed by Delgado and Randy Malcolm team up with a wave of up-and-coming producers and artists such as Dale Pututi, Dany Ome, Kevincito El 13, and L Kimii, as well as one of the genre’s pioneer, Chocolate. Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 16 May 2025 Follow More of Our Reporting on Explore more Fort Worth history in photos & untold stories Fort Worth Education lifted him from the barrio. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for barrio
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Noun
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    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Working to ensure the district meets requirements in the district's corrective action plan with the state Department of Public Instruction to submit missing financial data and improve the district's financial reporting practices.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • Implementing the air district’s network of monitors in Imperial Beach, Nestor and San Ysidro and its advisory system were some of the first significant efforts by a public agency to acknowledge the experiences of local communities.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Viewers will be taken on a journey through hip hop history – meeting genre pioneers and future icons, visiting the neighborhoods, studios and places that fostered early styles as well as watching beloved artists analyze their favorite tracks, according to the description.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 June 2025
  • Traditional alarm systems and exclusive neighborhoods no longer feel sufficient.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Additional violations included grease accumulation on the exhaust hood, behind cooking equipment and near the water heater.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
  • Madeline warns Riri to destroy the hood before kicking them out.
    Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The chapter’s first section responds to a tendency in Harry Potter studies to interpret the series as if its version of magic portrays a profoundly different and salutary alternative to Muggle technology.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
  • Three sections of the roof at Seabrook Brothers & Sons caved in around 1:30 p.m., NJ.com reported.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025

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