ramon
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ramon
1750–60; < Spanish ramón browse, augmentative of ramo branch (< Latin rāmus; ramus )
Example Sentences
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Writing in the Venezuelan daily El Nacional last week, Ramón Escovar León, an expert in Venezuelan constitutional law, noted that an amnesty law “riddled with exclusions” thereby “loses its reconciliatory nature and becomes a mechanism for managing the conflict in another form.”
Last year, Pepsi Chief Executive Ramon Laguarta said the company was “right-sizing the cost” of its snacks division amid a drop in Frito-Lay sales.
From Los Angeles Times
On Tuesday, the former lawmaker's son Ramon wrote on X that his father was placed under house arrest in Maracaibo, in Venezuela's northwest, and thanked the United States "for its efforts in support of freedom in Venezuela."
From Barron's
Ramón Guanipa said while his family was "relieved", his father remained "unjustly imprisoned".
From BBC
Later on Tuesday, Ramón posted on his father's X account, saying: "I confirm that my father, Juan Pablo Guanipa, is at our home in Maracaibo. We are relieved to know that our family will soon be together."
From BBC
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