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Campanella

British  
/ kampaˈnɛlla /

noun

  1. Tommaso. 1568–1639, Italian philosopher and Dominican friar. During his imprisonment by the Spaniards (1599–1626) he wrote his celebrated utopian fantasy, La città del sole .

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One of her friends once had to intervene when Mr Argentino kept complaining that Ms Campanella no longer smiled at him, Mr D'Amato said.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2025

As the planning historian Thomas Campanella wrote in 2011, “The literature on grassroots planning tends to assume a citizenry of Gandhian humanists. In fact, most people are not motivated by altruism but by self-interest.”

From Slate Sep. 16, 2024

There’s a reason he’s been in the game as long as he has, and there’s a reason we all voted him for the Roy Campanella Award last year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2024

Federal officials say Flicker later took down the post, but that it included photos and other evidence that helped prove Campanella was at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2024

Fast they sped over 334 the silent sea, carrying huge blocks of limestone from the Punta di Campanella.

From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.

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