Dora
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But Dora says imported goods could also be affected, particularly wine from countries such as France, which has also faced severe high temperatures.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Peter had a 35-year career in children's books and also illustrated characters including Fireman Sam, Postman Pat, Dora the Explorer and Barbie.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Ornaments dangling in a shop window cast oblong shadows in a 2013 picture that’s almost surreal, echoing Man Ray and Dora Maar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Marinakis has close family ties to HOC President Isidoros Kouvelos, and was best man at his wedding to former Athens mayor Dora Bakoyannis, the sister of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
Dora pushed the eyeshade back up on her head and she put the pen in an old-fashioned coil-spring holder.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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