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Calles

American  
[kah-yes] / ˈkɑ jɛs /

noun

  1. Plutarco Elías 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.


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“This has been hard for us because it was like someone stole her dreams,” Angela Calles said about her niece.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2024

“I cannot help my sister,” Angela Calles said.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2024

Calles will skim much of the fat, leaving just enough to add depth and flavor.

From Washington Post Nov. 16, 2021

But they’ve got nothing on Undine Barnes Calles.

From New York Times Dec. 11, 2018

The corrupt terms Calles, Callis, etc., are, however, met with even in documents of the sixteenth century.

From The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. I by Azurara, Gomes Eannes de

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