Pasionaria
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In an attempt to remedy this injustice, Blouin's memoir, titled My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria, is being re-released, having spent decades out of print.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
"We got hit so many times, a weaker team would have been on their knees," the coach Míchel said, turning all La Pasionaria.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 26, 2010
Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey, who is renowned for his brutal wit, had just dubbed her "La Pasionaria of Privilege."
From Time Magazine Archive
Her continuous salvos against the Wilson government's proposals for higher tax rates on inherited wealth finally provoked Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey to call her "La Pasionaria of Privilege."
From Time Magazine Archive
And now in May '68, here is La Pasionaria Sigourney, set to exhort the students with quotations from Chairman Mao's Little Red Book.
From Time Magazine Archive
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