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Figueres

American  
[fee-ge-res] / fiˈgɛ rɛs /

noun

  1. José 1906–1990, Costa Rican businessman and political leader: president 1953–58, 1970–74.


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Born in Figueres, a city in Catalonia in north-eastern Spain, Chavarria played for his hometown club before moving to Olot, where he built his reputation in Spain's lower tiers.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The stage, which started in Italy and ended in France, was the final one to be held outside Spain, with the action switching to Figueres on Wednesday for a 24.1km time trial.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

In a statement to the Associated Press, former head of U.N. climate negotiations Christiana Figueres said humanity will "scorch and fry” if the world does not implement "targeted national policies have to enable that transformation.”

From Salon Jul. 24, 2024

Figueres said Xie came to her office at 3 a.m. and asked, “Can we talk?”

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2024

The book “The Future We Choose” by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, who together led the negotiations of the historic Paris Agreement, helped influence Hayhoe’s own vision of Earth could be saved from catastrophic warming.

From National Geographic Jan. 16, 2024

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