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Barros

American  
[bahr-roosh] / ˈbɑr rʊʃ /

noun

  1. João de the Portuguese Livy, 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.


Barros British  
/ ˈbɑːrruʃ /

noun

  1. João de (ʒu[~ə]u ˈdəː). 1496–1570, Portuguese historian: noted for his history of the Portuguese in the East Indies, Décadas da Ásia (1552–1615)

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Trisha Barros, who was helping to clear the bags, told BBC Radio Sussex when she saw the beach on Saturday it was "just a sea of chips, it was a bit insane".

From BBC

Barros said she cleared "a couple hundred bags" on the first day with her partner, but others started to help after a call for volunteers was put on social media.

From BBC

Barros, a veterinary nurse, explained that she also had concerns about the impact the chips and bags could have on local wildlife.

From BBC

Barros also raised concerns that animals, including seals, could eat the clear plastic bags.

From BBC

George Barros, an analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said Pokrovsk wasn’t likely to fall imminently, based on how long it had taken Russia to seize other urban areas.

From The Wall Street Journal