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de Varona

American  
[dee vuh-roh-nuh] / di vəˈroʊ nə /

noun

  1. Donna, born 1947, U.S. swimmer.


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Slate’s advice editor, Paola de Varona, kicks things off with an essay looking back on the history of advice columns at Slate.

From Slate Jan. 22, 2024

One goal, said Olympic swimming champion Donna de Varona, an outspoken advocate in the transgender debate, should be to find some nuance in both the debate and the policymaking.

From Seattle Times Dec. 22, 2022

Frank de Varona, a demonstrator, said he was “angry” and “furious” after he learned about the event.

From Fox News Nov. 4, 2018

“I don’t know where George’s dad would have been with all of this,” Sanchez de Varona said, using Jorge Mas’s Anglicized nickname from high school.

From New York Times Jul. 21, 2017

"Sports is the last sandbox," says Donna de Varona, a former Olympic swimming champion and a pioneering TV commentator.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2015

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