Betancourt

[bet-n-koor, -kawr, be-tahng-kawrt]

noun

1. Rómulo 1908–81, Venezuelan journalist and political leader: president of Venezuela 1945–48 and 1959–64.

Example Sentences

Interesting note: Smigiel and Betancourt have been playing together since fourth grade.

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Newbury Park will begin the football season without standout linebacker Balen Betancourt, who is recovering from off-season knee surgery, along with several receiver transfers who will be sitting out until Sept. 29.

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By Manuel Betancourt Catapult: 240 pages, $27 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

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It’s telling that Manuel Betancourt’s new book, “Hello Stranger: Musings on Modern Intimacies,” grounded in queer theory and abolition, takes its title from a line from the 2004 film “Closer,” about two messed-up straight couples.

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The choice of “Closer,” “a bruising piece about the rotting roteness of long-term intimacy,” as Betancourt puts it, is an experience familiar to many.

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