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Heredia

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[e-re-thyah, ey-rey-dya] / ɛˈrɛ ðjɑ, eɪ reɪˈdja /

noun

  1. José María de 1842–1905, French poet, born in Cuba.

  2. a city in central Costa Rica, N of San José.


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Throughout, she's accompanied by the 22-piece Heritage Orchestra, conducted by Yudania Gómez Heredia from a crucifix-shaped stage in the middle of the arena floor.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Heredia also ruled out speeding as a cause of the accident.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

On Monday, Renfe President Álvaro Fernández Heredia apparently ruled out "human error", telling RNE TV show Las Mañanas that, if "the driver makes a mistake, the system itself corrects it".

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Human error has "been practically ruled out", Renfe President Alvaro Fernandez Heredia told Spanish public radio RNE.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Description and variation.—Ten breeding males from the vicinity of Puerto Viejo, Heredia Province, Costa Rica, have snout-vent lengths of 32.5 to 37.9 mm.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.

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