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Carlota

American  
[kahr-law-tah] / kɑrˈlɔ tɑ /

noun

  1. 1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).


Carlota British  
/ karˈlota /

noun

  1. original name Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine. 1840–1927, wife of Maximilian; empress of Mexico (1864–67)

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Carlota Medus, senior epidemiologist supervisor at the Minnesota Department of Health’s foodborne-diseases unit, said in a statement that the department had identified 110 cases of salmonella javiana that were part of the outbreak.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

But it’s worth remembering a theory developed by economist Carlota Perez in the early 2000s: Big Bang technologies follow a predictable three-step life cycle of installation boom, mid point financial crisis and longer term adoption.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

Groups of passersby stopped outside the city’s La Carlota air base—one of the sites targeted in Saturday’s military incursion —to take photos, exchanging pleasantries as they snapped photos of the bombed site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

So far, it has confirmed five locations including Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base, an airfield known as La Carlota and Port La Guaira, Caracas' main conduit to the Caribbean Sea.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026

“I think Mrs. Darrell ought to prevent those horrible creatures from invading her house,” Carlota said.

From The Squatter and the Don by C. Loyal

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