Huerta

[ wer-tuh; Spanish wer-tah ]

/ ˈwɛr tə; Spanish ˈwɛr tɑ /

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noun

Vic·to·ria·no

[beek-taw-ryah-naw], /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/, 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.

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How to use Huerta in a sentence

As a postdoc, Huerta searched for gravitational waves by tediously trying to match data collected by detectors to a catalogue of potential waveforms.
3 space science questions that computing is helping to answer|Tatyana Woodall|October 27, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Played gently by Huerta, Mendel seems slightly uncomfortable wherever he goes, often slipping on and off various social masks as he performs the roles of happy-go-lucky peer, uncle, and boyfriend.
Son of Monarchs Review: Visually Stunning Masterpiece By Auteur Alexis Gambis|noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)|October 17, 2021|TechCrunch
Hoping to restore representative government, four unlikely allies joined forces to defeat Huerta.
Along the border, echoes of revolution and Pancho Villa|Matthew Simpson|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
Huerta did not manage entirely to dispel the old phantom of electronic interference.
Your iPod (Most Likely) Won’t Bring Down the Plane|Clive Irving|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Lowry again: [Federal Aviation Authority head Michael] Huerta claims sequestration gives him no wiggle room.
Sequestration Empowered President Obama|David Frum|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They never married because according to Huerta, “Things were fine they way they were.”
Hero Grandmother Dolores Huerta Honored With Medal of Freedom|Sandra McElwaine|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Dolores Huerta has been arrested 22 times—and badly beaten—for fighting for farmer and immigrant rights.
Hero Grandmother Dolores Huerta Honored With Medal of Freedom|Sandra McElwaine|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A call from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue brought the news of the medal, Huerta says from her office in Bakersfield.
Hero Grandmother Dolores Huerta Honored With Medal of Freedom|Sandra McElwaine|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is thus apparent that the initial mistake in the Huerta affair was made by Great Britain.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick
Carden denied that Huerta made such a boast in his statement to the Diplomatic Gorps.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick
He asked, if the British Government should withdraw the recognition of Huerta, what would happen.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick
We are going to give them a chance to see what they can do with Huerta before moving any further.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick
Sir William thinks that if we are willing to let Huerta save his face he can be got out without force of arms.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick