yanqui
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John Ellis Bush was an aimless yanqui blue blood, in Mexico for a couple of months on a program through his New England prep school.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2015
Michael Moynihan on the Bolivian farce, the WikiLeaks sideshow, and other yanqui ‘victims.’
From Newsweek ● Jul. 5, 2013
Los tiburones yanqui -- the Yankee sharks -- the Spanish sportswriters dubbed them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Noriega portrayed himself as a victim of yanqui imperialism, and 22 other Latin American nations, including Mexico and Venezuela, issued a statement of support.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though she had not lifted her eyes at the tourists, Lupita could hear their voices talking the harsh-sounding yanqui language that was full of strange noises.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
They would pay their share of the $19.000,000 which La Pa trie did not pay on Dec. 15 to les yanquis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Distance and travel difficulties were barring most yanquis from the pleasures of the southern summer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Far from having a secret, the yanquis were just amateur cotton growers who had struck it rich with their first crop.
From Time Magazine Archive
"What is your secret?" envious Nicaraguans kept asking the two youthful yanquis.
From Time Magazine Archive
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