Ortega
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Nicaraguans “live in a state of terror,” said Dora María Tellez, a prominent Ortega critic who was imprisoned for nearly two years before she was stripped of her nationality and forced into exile in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
In November 2025, when Ortega was four years into his five-year term, the National Assembly passed a constitutional reform extending the presidential term to six years.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
That victory ousted dictator Anastasio Somoza and brought Ortega to power at the head of what was then a popular leftist movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Looming over the crackdown is the failing health of 80-year-old Ortega, who suffers from lupus and kidney failure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Salvador hoped to make Dorotea his novia, his sweetheart, but Captain Ortega would not let him court her.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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