Palencia
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The game then ended in an unforgettable fashion for Venezuelans—a ninth-inning hit that gave their team a 3-2 lead and then pitching by Daniel Palencia that sealed the game, striking out the last American batter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Barrera and Moreno are also nominated in the songwriter of the year category alongside Felipe González Abad, Manuel Lorente Freire, Horacio Palencia and Elena Rose.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023
Irma Palencia, head of the tribunal, said the document cited was from a lower authority, but could not yet comment on its contents.
From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023
When asked by reporters about the prosecutor’s move against Mr. Arévalo’s party, Irma Elizabeth Palencia, the election authority’s leader, said, “It is definitely something that worries us.”
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023
You ran away from Don Bartolom� when you were at Pobledo, and you went to Palencia.
From The Spanish Jade by Hyde, William Henry
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