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Almeida

American  
[ahl-may-duh] / ɑlˈmeɪ də /

noun

  1. Francisco de 1450?–1510, Portuguese military leader: first Portuguese viceroy in India.


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“There’s a whole bunch of frontiers, actually,” Almeida said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Almeida said he was sure copycats would emerge, but he remains confident Jev will prove more capable and intelligent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

His school, Escola Secundaria Almeida Garrett, was well-regarded and was known by locals as 'the university'.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“It’s good-humored without being comedy or satire but opens serious friendly discussions about contemporary problems,” reader Christine Almeida writes of the novel that won the 2021 National Book Award for fiction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The waiting began in 1934, the spring before she married Jorge del Pino, when she was still Celia Almeida.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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