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Soto

1 British  
/ soto /

noun

  1. a Zen Buddhist school of Japan, characterized by the practice of sitting meditation leading to gradual enlightenment

"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

Soto 2 British  

noun

  1. See De Soto

"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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Hydee Feldstein Soto, who heads the city attorney’s office, has argued rising costs are the results of juries feeling increasingly antagonistic to local government.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Feldstein Soto failed to advance out of the June primary, the first time an incumbent Los Angeles city attorney had been ousted before a general election in nearly 100 years.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Pablo Soto, who is taking over as executive chef, acknowledges that leading the Noma kitchen under new scrutiny brings added pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Gabriela Soto, the wife of Martin Soto, a leader of the hunger strike, recalled her experiences with ICE attempting to move her husband from Delaney Hall, which was ultimately successful.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

We remembered Hernando de Soto, who was the first European to explore what is now the southern United States, as Hernando de Soda: It was so hot down south that he needed a soda.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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