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Tamayo

American  
[tah-mah-yaw] / tɑˈmɑ jɔ /

noun

  1. Rufino 1899–1991, Mexican painter.


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Following the shooting on Friday, Reynaldo Tamayo, the South Cotabato governor, urged adult gun owners to "be responsible in storing firearms" and ensuring that minors do not get access to them.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Rolando Tamayo, the owner of a newly opened Cuban bar just south of downtown Curitiba, said he had never imagined leaving home until he took a job as a manager of Havana’s luxurious Hotel Nacional.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

It can however adjust how it oversees small- to midsize banks tailoring without congressional approval, Tamayo says, “and we think this is increasingly likely.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

“He has to take a tough stance,” said Sandra Ventura, 55, a businesswoman from Tamayo in the country’s south, about Mr. Abinader’s migration policies.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2024

He was wrecked at Japan while on his way to attend the chapter at Rome, however, and returned to Manila with Father Juan Tamayo, his companion.

From History of the Philippine Islands by James Alexander Robertson

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