Asunción
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The bill is named after Asunción Valdivia, a farmworker who fell unconscious while picking grapes in California on a 105-degree day in 2004.
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023
Peña took the presidential oath outside the government palace in the capital of Asunción in a ceremony attended by several regional leaders and Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai.
From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023
In interviews in the capital, Asunción, on Friday, Paraguayans said they were frustrated with corruption and the direction of the country, but they differed about who was the right person to change it.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023
Ms Orqueda, who runs a music school for local children on the outskirts of the Mennonite town of Filadelfia, divides her time between her community and Paraguay's capital, Asunción.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023
The oldest of the two sisters, Tía Asunción, who used to be Tía Leah, speaks firmly.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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