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Pasionaria

British  
/ pasjoˈnarja /

noun

  1. La (la), real name Dolores Ibarruri. 1895–1989, Spanish Communist leader, who lived in exile in the Soviet Union (1939–75)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

Novelist Alix Kates Shulman quotes La Pasionaria on this point: "It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees."

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week La Pasionaria de Texas was up to her small ears in a pecan pickers' strike.

From Time Magazine Archive

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