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Vargas

American

[vahr-guhs] / ˈvɑr gəs /

noun

Getulio Dornelles 1883–1954, Brazilian statesman.

Vargas British

/ ˈvarɡas /

noun

Getúlio Dornelles (ʒeˈtulju durˈneləʃ). 1883–1954, Brazilian statesman; president (1930–45; 1951–54)

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Vargas was bruised, but he told Arizona reporters that all tests came back negative.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"Mangrove plants are highly specialized, and they require a certain duration of flooding with each tide," said Luisa Fernanda Gómez Vargas, also from the University of Exeter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Juan Vargas of California and Ritchie Torres of New York, who pressed her on her views on private credit and its interconnectedness with banking.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“It’s like putting a Snapchat filter on something,” Vargas told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

General Teófilo Vargas came forward with his intentions: in a few hours he shattered the coalition of better-qualified commanders and took charge of the main command.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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