Zapata
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In early November, ICE agents in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, stopped a young father, Carlos Sebastian Zapata Rivera, as he drove with his family.
From Salon
Zapata is not expected to appear in court until next week, according to a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office.
From Los Angeles Times
Zapata is accused of driving a stolen Hyundai sports utility vehicle and colliding with a police cruiser that was being driven by 28-year-old Alec Sanders, an officer with the Alhambra Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times
A striking 1970s poster from Cesar Chavez’s Farm Worker Press features Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata — rifle in one hand, sword in the other — reimagined as a mascot for California’s United Farm Workers.
From Los Angeles Times
José had a childhood friend, Horacio Zapata, who also migrated to the U.S. and who hasn’t seen his father in 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times
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