Vidal

American

[vi-dahl] / vɪˈdɑl /

noun

(Eugene Luther) Gore, 1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.

Vidal British

/ viːˈdæl /

noun

Gore. 1925–2012 US novelist and essayist. His novels include Julian (1964), Myra Breckinridge (1968), Burr (1974), Lincoln (1984), and The Season of Conflict (1996)

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"Before I was erratic, running around like crazy all over the pitch," Vidal told El Mercurio in 2010.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In those better times, tourism accounted for about 8% of Cuba’s roughly $30 billion economy, employed hundreds of thousands and was a key source of foreign currency, said Pavel Vidal Alejandro, a Cuban economist.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Talks between Cuba and the United States on de-escalating tensions are still at a "very preliminary" stage, Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal told AFP on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

That won’t be easy if Kimani Vidal is out.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

Bodega had attended Roldan’s funeral with Veronica at his side, before Vera Vidal and Willie Bodega had been invented.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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