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Pereira

American  
[puh-rair-uh, pe-rey-rah] / pəˈrɛər ə, pɛˈreɪ rɑ /

noun

  1. Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.

  2. a city in W Colombia.


Pereira British  
/ peˈrɛira /

noun

  1. a town in W central Colombia: cattle trading and coffee processing. Pop: 656 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

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The optics of a work stoppage are not good for anyone, Pereira said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“Nobody wins in this,” said Mike Pereira, longtime Fox rules analyst and former NFL head of officiating, of the current situation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“It’s a good deal. Two for seven,” Carstens told one of the freed executives, Jose Pereira.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"Since the attacks started, there's a lot of panic. And even our families have been panicking," said Pereira.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Somewhere in there, if our vague directions left by de Pereira are of any value, lies the Enchanted City.”

From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Breckenridge, Gerald