Cárdenas
Americannoun
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Lázaro 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
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a seaport in NW Cuba.
noun
Example Sentences
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Cárdenas, who became a U.S. citizen in 1963, had his house, life savings and many priceless mementos from his broadcasting career seized.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
The chemicals are shipped to Mexican seaports in the Pacific, primarily container and bulk terminals in Manzanillo and Lázaro Cárdenas, and then trucked north.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
She described Cárdenas as a “great person” and felt the 2001 race was a “sad loss.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
US immigration officials handed Cárdenas over to Mexican police at the Otay border crossing, where he was quickly re-arrested and taken to El Altiplano maximum security jail in Mexico state.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
Consequently, we find intensive efforts by the axis, and especially Germany, to overthrow the Cárdenas Government because it is avowedly anti-fascist.
From Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare by John L. Spivak
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