Ávila

American  

[ah-vuh-luh, ah-vee-lah] / ˈɑ və lə, ˈɑ viˌlɑ /

noun

1. a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.

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Ávila British  

/ ˈaβila /

noun

1. a city in central Spain: 11th-century granite walls and Romanesque cathedral. Pop: 52 078 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

The Justice Democrats, a group that’s helped elect some of the fiercest progressives in Congress, just got its newest candidate: Darializa Avila Chevalier, an upper Manhattan community organizer looking to unseat Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a Democratic primary.

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Avila Chevalier announced her candidacy Thursday morning with a video highlighting Espiallat’s connections to the Democratic establishment, such as former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and special interest groups, like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

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Avila Chevalier, as an organizer, worked to get New Yorkers out of ICE detention and has assisted families facing family separation and deportation threats.

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Avila Chevalier told Salon that her campaign for Congress would focus on a “housing for all” message, and that, if elected, she would fight for investments in the New York City Housing Authority.

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Avila Chevalier is the fifth candidate running with the support of the Justice Democrats in 2026, which, alongside other organizations, like the Sunrise Movement, have launched a wave of primary challengers already, ahead of the 2026 elections.

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