Olivares

British

/ ˌəʊlɪˈvɑːreɪs /

noun

Conde-Ducque de, title of Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental. 1587–1645, Spanish statesman: court favourite and prime minister (1621–43) of Philip IV. His attempts to establish Hapsburg domination of Europe ended in failure

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Officers Timothy Popplewell, Richard Cranford and Raymond Olivares were put on administrative leave and informed of an internal investigation into their use of veteran plates on May 21.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Popplewell, Cranford and Olivares will still have a chance to argue to the department that they shouldn’t be fired, Ethir said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Guests: Jose Olivares, investigative journalist and immigration reporter.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2025

When Olivares walked out, Isiah was on the ground, crying and acting oddly.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

Robin had been away at Los Olivares Academy up in Ojai.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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