Saavedra Lamas

[ sah-ah-ve-thrah -lah-mahs ]

/ ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ ðrɑ ˈlɑ mɑs /

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Car·los

[kahr-laws], /ˈkɑr lɔs/, 1878?–1959, Argentine statesman and diplomat: Nobel Peace Prize 1936.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

In 2010, Richie married Shayne Lamas, winner of Season 12 of The Bachelor and daughter of reality and soap star Lorenzo Lamas.
Nik Richie of The Dirty, the Man Who Posted the Anthony Weiner Sexts|Nina Strochlic|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I confirm that I was sexually harassed and abused by Daniel Ortega Saavedra, from the age of 11,” she testified at the time.
Nicaragua’s President Accused of Sex Abuse by His Stepdaughter|Mac Margolis|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Carola Saavedra was born in Chile, spent time in France, Germany, and Spain, and now lives in Rio.
Granta’s Brazil Issue Tells the Country’s New Story|Mac Margolis|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The stress of becoming parents after only a year of knowing each other and being married was tearing Richie and Lamas apart.
Too Close for Comfort: ‘Couples Therapy’ for Courtney Stodden on VH1|Maria Elena Fernandez|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Anna was always wandering over the globe with Lamas, or sailing on inflated pigskins with wild Indians, or things of that kind.
The Romance of His Life|Mary Cholmondeley
A group of lamas stood silently watching the boat; they had never in their lives seen such a contrivance on the holy lake.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
"Above all things it is necessary that they take the initiative," said Don Cornelio Saavedra.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling
From this nucleus the regiment of patricios was formed, and was commanded by Cornelio de Saavedra.
South America|W. H. Koebel
Lamas, as a rule, have good store of money somewhere about them, but the curator wished to make sure.
Kim|Rudyard Kipling