Maggiore
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Maggiore, a stay-at-home dad when his kids were younger, once proposed slashing compensation to a penny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Democratic Rep. Jim Maggiore objects to tinkering with the constitution or juicing his paycheck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
In views of the palazzo from San Giorgio Maggiore, the island embankment becomes a crisp wedge of blue contrasting with the blurred buildings across the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
The screening will take place on the festival's legendary open-air screen in Piazza Maggiore - one of the largest in Europe - offering a majestic setting for this long-awaited cinematic resurrection.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Outside their window, San Giorgio Maggiore seemed to be floating on the lagoon as if it had just surfaced there.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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