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Moneta

American  
[moh-ney-tuh, maw-ne-tah] / moʊˈneɪ tə, mɔˈnɛ tɑ /

noun

  1. Ernesto Teodoro 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.

  2. (in Roman religion) an epithet of Juno.


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The first iterations of the French press—sans seal—were invented in 1852, but a version similar to the one we use today was patented in the United States in 1929 by Attilio Calimani and Giulio Moneta.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2023

And like Moneta, Sawtelle was a deeply rooted neighborhood for Japanese Angelenos.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2022

The prize has gone to journalists before: Ernesto Teodoro Moneta of Italy, for example, won in 1907 for promoting pacifism; Carl von Ossietzky of Germany won in 1936 for discovering Nazi rearmament.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2021

But Lautaro Bazan Velez broke blind to level before 21-year-old Marcos Moneta, the star of his side's extraordinary six-man win over South Africa in the last eight, stepped Dan Norton to cross.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2021

You are like the man that married Moneta: you’re always wanting money.”

From Fairy Book by May, Sophie