Ortega
- Daniel, full surname Ortega Saavedra. born 1945, Nicaraguan politician and former resistance leader; president of Nicaragua (1985–90) and from 2007
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Examples from the Web for ortega
Contemporary Examples
Ortega has dismissed the allegations of autocracy and fraud that have afflicted his presidency as politically motivated.
Both Rodenhouse and Ortega were talking about nails when they began researching their project.
The only big ones we really have to deal with now, it seems, are Ortega and Murillo.
The work of Ortega, Huxley, and the Frankfurt School philosophers gave voice to this fear of homegrown fascism.
Ortega also predicted the close connection between advancing technologies and these new rude attitudes.
Historical Examples
Surely there was never anything so still in the world as this Ortega.
The Arrow of GoldJoseph Conrad
The sight of Ortega lying on his back at the foot of the stairs arrested me in the doorway.
The Arrow of GoldJoseph Conrad
There was no driving off the uneasiness regarding Captain Ortega.
Up the Forked RiverEdward Sylvester Ellis
He learned from Ortega where the lady lived, and called on her to see it.
The ViolinGeorge Hart
"It is a good six hours' ride to Ortega's," he said to the men.
RamonaHelen Hunt Jackson