Cruz

American  

[krooz, krooth] / kruz, kruθ /

noun

1. San Juan de la John of the Cross, Saint.

2. Juana Inés de la 1651–95, Mexican nun, scholar, and poet.

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Example Sentences

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has teamed up with Vermont Democrat Peter Welch on a bill to expedite satellite approvals.

From The Wall Street Journal

He and Texas GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz joined as co-sponsors on a bill brought by Pennsylvania Rep. Lloyd Smucker, a Republican, to address labor shortages by creating a new nonimmigrant visa available to employers who prove their positions have gone unfilled for three months.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the University of California, Santa Cruz, the “Visualizing Abolition” project promotes research and art that calls for the elimination of prisons with the support of $8 million from Mellon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Krista, a 42-year-old photographer and videographer in Santa Cruz County, relies on costly monthly intravenous treatments for a rare blood disorder.

From Los Angeles Times

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told me he wouldn’t comment because he hadn’t seen the interview.

From Slate