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Benny is a once-in-a-lifetime icon who has inspired people from all walks of life, from the barrio to Hollywood studios.
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Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
At the Jewish new year, a tour of a historic and humble barrio
On a drizzly day last week, ahead of Sheinbaum's inauguration and the start of the Jewish new year, historian Vania Martínez began a tour of the barrio in front of the synagogue, Monte Sinaí, which opened in 1923.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The 1995 telenovela starring Thalia and Fernando Colunga tells the story of a young, uneducated girl who lives with her godmother in the barrios of Mexico City and works in a landfill.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
These images introduced a way of life to people beyond the barrios.
—Rebecca Senf, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
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Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
At the Jewish new year, a tour of a historic and humble barrio
On a drizzly day last week, ahead of Sheinbaum's inauguration and the start of the Jewish new year, historian Vania Martínez began a tour of the barrio in front of the synagogue, Monte Sinaí, which opened in 1923.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The 1995 telenovela starring Thalia and Fernando Colunga tells the story of a young, uneducated girl who lives with her godmother in the barrios of Mexico City and works in a landfill.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
These images introduced a way of life to people beyond the barrios.
—Rebecca Senf, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrio
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Trump shares warm relations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has repeatedly suggested displacing Palestinians from Gaza and having the United States take ownership of the enclave and rebuild it.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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This disheartening reality augurs a future in which the prosperity of a few affluent enclaves depends in part on the rest of the globe becoming ever more nasty, brutish, and hot.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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The investigation began in June 2019, just before Cooper was promoted to lieutenant in another district.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Photos of the 10,000-apartment development, released by state news agency KCNA after the country’s leader Kim Jong Un inspected the site Saturday, show residential skyscrapers spilling out from a wide boulevard in the new district, Hwasong.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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Among the people living in this neighborhood was David Anan.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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Maradona died during home hospitalization in the private neighborhood of San Andrés, in the town of Tigre, 14 days after undergoing surgery for a subdural hematoma.—
Gilles Salomone,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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The white sportscar is captured on video being towed away from the sight of the accident with the hood ripped off and bent to the side, revealing the guts of the automobile.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Under the hood is a 2.0-liter diesel making 161 horsepower and 302 lb ft of torque, which VW says complies with the latest European emission standards and can be had in front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive configurations.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
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Archaeologists began excavating a central section of Ostia Antica, an archaeological park roughly 15 miles from downtown Rome, as part of ongoing research at the site, park officials said in a March 10 news release.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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In the comments section, many Reddit users applauded the groom for standing up for himself.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Barrio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrio. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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