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Moneta

American  
[moh-ney-tuh, maw-ne-tah] / moʊˈneɪ tə, mɔˈnɛ tɑ /

noun

  1. Ernesto Teodoro 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.

  2. (in Roman religion) an epithet of Juno.


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The first iterations of the French press—sans seal—were invented in 1852, but a version similar to the one we use today was patented in the United States in 1929 by Attilio Calimani and Giulio Moneta.

From Salon Apr. 1, 2023

And like Moneta, Sawtelle was a deeply rooted neighborhood for Japanese Angelenos.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2022

The prize has gone to journalists before: Ernesto Teodoro Moneta of Italy, for example, won in 1907 for promoting pacifism; Carl von Ossietzky of Germany won in 1936 for discovering Nazi rearmament.

From Washington Post Oct. 8, 2021

Ernesto Moneta, a newspaper editor and leader of the Italian peace movement, won in 1907.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2021

Licinius Macer states, that they were found both in the Ardean treaty and in the linen books at the temple of Moneta.

From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus

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