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Cunha

American  
[koon-yuh] / ˈkun yə /

noun

  1. Tristão da 1460–1540?, Portuguese navigator and explorer.


Example Sentences

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While documentarians Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha vividly capture the traditions of the Yanomami Indigenous people and their ongoing flight to protect their Amazonian home, it’s the unexpected interrogation of the film’s motives that elevates it from yet another doc about the clash between ancient practices and voracious process.

From Los Angeles Times

Bournemouth's Junior Kroupi scores the equaliser in a dramatic 4-4 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford, after two quick-fire goals from United's Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha put the hosts in front.

From BBC

“It’s hard to know where these large and somewhat arbitrary numbers are coming from,” Cunha said of the administration’s settlement demands.

From Salon

It comes after a summer in which Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri were sold to Manchester United and Manchester City for a combined £92.5m, and captain Nelson Semedo left on a free transfer.

From BBC

Operating in one of Amorim's favoured number 10 roles in the absence of injured pair Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko, Mount finds space, using the game 'smartness' Amorim talks about.

From BBC