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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“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
In her memoir, “Dancing With Cuba,” the Mexican-born writer Alma Guillermoprieto describes the intense privation on the Caribbean island a decade after the 1959 revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
"We are not against the country's development; we are against the arrogance and lack of transparency surrounding projects that affect our lives," said one protester, Alma, a student at the Faculty of Science.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
For the last 11 years, Alma Valencia has been her mom’s caregiver.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Alma went to the hospital for the transplant, and the family did its best to maintain their routines.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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