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Alemán

American  
[ah-le-mahn] / ˌɑ lɛˈmɑn /

noun

  1. Mateo 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.

  2. Miguel 1902–1983, president of Mexico 1946–52.


Alemán British  
/ aleˈman /

noun

  1. Mateo (maˈteo). 1547–?1614, Spanish novelist, author of the picaresque novel Guzmán de Alfarache (1599)

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“The housing market is not in a good place,” said Eugenio Alemán, chief economist at Raymond James.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

“There has been a lot of criticism and a flood of lawsuits with the high court since then,” said Alemán, referring to the license renewal in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The film “always maintains an implausible tone, colorful, neon, with a Mexico that is more background than substance,” columnist Alejandro Alemán recently wrote in the newspaper El Universal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

Last year was “totally different from the others,” said Gabriel Alemán, the head of the Panama Canal Pilots’ Association.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

Arnoldo Alemán of Nicaragua is one of the few former presidents who was arrested in a corruption case despite his own party being in power.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

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