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Croce

American

[kraw-che] / ˈkrɔ tʃɛ /

noun

Benedetto 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.

Croce British

/ ˈkroːtʃe /

noun

Benedetto (beneˈdetto). 1866–1952, Italian philosopher, critic, and statesman: an opponent of Fascism, he helped re-establish liberalism in postwar Italy

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It contains multitudes, conflates life and art, and, evoking Jim Croce, successfully puts time in a bottle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

The upcoming spring crop in Brazil, which produces a third of the world's coffee, is now "crucial", according to Mr Croce.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

A memorial tablet, with a record of the artist’s birth, is in the Church of Santa Croce in the town of Vinci, about 30 miles from Florence, Italy, where the baptism most likely took place.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

But Croce's boss lost his reelection bid that fall, and many high-level prosecutors were forced out, including Croce.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023

Restaurants where luncheons or dinners may be obtained upon the spot, are those of Bedeau, Via della Croce, and Nazzari, Piazza di Spagna.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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