noun
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either of two books of the Apocrypha, I and II Esdras , called III and IV Esdras , in the Douay Bible
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either of two books of the Douay Bible Old Testament, I and II Esdras corresponding to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Authorized Version
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The outbreak is being exacerbated by a mistrust of health workers, as Esdras Tsongo reports from Butembo, where the epidemic began.
From The Guardian • May 15, 2019
When she was finally reunited with Esdras, she said: “When I entered this house, the first question he asked me was, ‘Why did you leave me behind?’
From Washington Post • May 7, 2019
Esdras Ochoa’s marinated pork al pastor is sweet, slightly charred, with a bit of burnt pineapple.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2016
“He has no choices,” said Daniel Esdras, who heads the office of the International Organization for Migration in Athens, which helps immigrants go home.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2014
Then he took little Esdras from Zeffen's arms, and lifted him up, and made a face at him, at which the child laughed, and everybody was pleased.
From The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire by Chatrian, Alexandre
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