Buenaventura
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“Everything is going up,” said Ariel Buenaventura, a doorman at a 16-story red-brick building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Farmers in the mountainous region of San Buenaventura, in the north-west of the country, said the blazes had left a trail of devastation.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023
“Do you know how many groups want to take control of Buenaventura? Tons,” said the delegate, who spoke on condition that he be identified by his nom de guerre, Jeronimo.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023
It was processed elsewhere before being sold nationally or smuggled to the Pacific port city of Buenaventura and exported.
From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023
The ruse of hoisting the British flag was legitimate if the Buenaventura substituted her own flag before proceeding to board them.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus
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