Juárez

American  

[wahr-ez, hwah-res] / ˈwɑr ɛz, ˈʰwɑ rɛs /

noun

1. Benito (Pablo) 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.

2. Ciudad. Ciudad Juárez.

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Juárez ¹ British  

/ ˈxwarɛθ /

noun

1. short for Ciudad Juárez

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Juárez ² British  

/ ˈxwarɛθ /

noun

1. Benito Pablo (beˈnito ˈpaβlo). 1806–72, Mexican statesman. As president (1861–65; 1867–72) he thwarted Napoleon III's attempt to impose an empire under Maximilian and introduced many reforms

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Example Sentences

Estrada Juarez did not take questions during the call Thurday with reporters, but Ivonne Rodriguez, press director for immigration reform at the advocacy group FWD.us, explained to The Times what happened.

From Los Angeles Times

Around 11 a.m. on Feb. 18, Estrada Juarez arrived with her daughter Damaris Bello, a 22-year-old U.S. citizen, at the John E. Moss Federal Building in Sacramento for an interview as part of the process to obtain legal permanent residency, or a green card.

From Los Angeles Times

At the courthouse, immigration agents took Estrada Juarez’s fingerprints and asked her to apply a fingerprint to a form saying she had agreed to be deported, Rodriguez said.

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Rodriguez said federal agents cited a deportation order from 1998 during Estrada Juarez’s detention last month at the courthouse.

From Los Angeles Times

By 8 a.m. the next morning, Estrada Juarez had been dropped off by bus in Tijuana, Rodriguez said.

From Los Angeles Times