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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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Vidal, 65, was a key figure in the restoration of relations between Washington and the communist-run island during Barack Obama's presidency in 2015.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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

Continue to pound the ball with Omarion Hampton and Kimani Vidal.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Times staff writer Patrick J. McDonnell and Cecilia Sánchez Vidal in the Times’ Mexico City bureau contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

When the waiter walked through the door and brought us coffee, placing the cups carefully on the table as if they were live grenades, Vidal didn’t even bother to look up.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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