Alma
Americannoun
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a town in southeastern Quebec, in southeastern Canada.
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a first name: from a Latin word meaning “kind.”
Example Sentences
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Alma Ronen has been fighting in the Israeli military nearly constantly for more than two years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
“No one is taking responsibility for it,” said Alma Marquez, an organizer with the local group Protect L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
McCulloch, who opened Alma last year, said that many club owners in the U.S. are betting on padel mirroring pickleball’s vertiginous ascent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
For the last 11 years, Alma Valencia has been her mom’s caregiver.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
He remembered meeting the woman who said she was his aunt Alma.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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