Chavez

[chah-vez, shah-, shuh-vez, chah-ves]

noun

1. Carlos 1899–1978, Mexican composer and conductor.

2. Cesar (Estrada) 1927–93, U.S. labor leader: organizer of migrant farmworkers.

Example Sentences

And the Chavez Ravine crowd was seemingly smelling blood.

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And by losing a potential clinching Game 3 Wednesday night at a stunned and boo-filled Chavez Ravine, the Dodgers are suddenly and dangerously close to blowing it.

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A striking 1970s poster from Cesar Chavez’s Farm Worker Press features Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata — rifle in one hand, sword in the other — reimagined as a mascot for California’s United Farm Workers.

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Labor activist Cesar Chavez convinced Americans to stop buying table grapes for several years by showing them that a small sacrifice for families led to better lives for farm workers.

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It’s expected to be around 67 and 71 degrees at Chavez Ravine at first pitch Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

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