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Pereira

American

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

noun

Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
a city in W Colombia.

Pereira British

/ peˈrɛira /

noun

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

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Pereira has been in custody since the coup.

From Barron's

Earlier this week, Chilean Mito Pereira announced his retirement from golf aged 30 after three seasons with LIV.

From BBC

Edwards replaced Vitor Pereira in November - Wolves' fifth permanent manager in four years - but has lost his opening four games since joining from Middlesbrough.

From BBC

He left to study urban planning at Harvard Graduate School of Design, came back to L.A. to work again for Gruen and the prolific firm of Pereira & Luckman, helmed by William Pereira and Charles Luckman, and then spent a year working in Paris.

From Los Angeles Times

Dias had been backed by former Prime Minister Domingos Pereira, who was initially supposed to run for president on behalf of the main opposition party, PAIGC.

From BBC

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