First recorded in 1960–65; from Spanish; perhaps special use of Margarita, a woman's name; see Margaret
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The vision was conceived by Jane Goodall, the late, famed chimpanzee expert, and Margarita Pagliai, who founded Seven Arrows and Little Dolphins Preschool in the Palisades.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Santa Margarita received the final at-large berth for the Southern Section Division 2 baseball playoffs, but the Eagles made clear on Thursday they are not going to let anyone think they lucked into the spot.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Santa Margarita 9, Capistrano Valley 0: Cooper Holland had a home run and Tyler George struck out eight while allowing no hits and no walks in 3 1/3 innings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
The book under discussion is “The New Rules” by Russian-born TikTok influencer Margarita Nazarenko, who prescribes gender roles that Sokol recognizes as distinctly Eastern European.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
“I hope this helps,” Margarita said, handing me a bottle of aspirin to disguise our transaction.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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