Dolores Definition & Meaning

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Dolores American [duh-lawr-is, -lohr-] / dəˈlɔr ɪs, -ˈloʊr- /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “sorrows.”

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And obviously, Dolores Huerta is who I finally had the honor of finally meeting last year.

From Los Angeles Times

"This completely changes the landscape," Dolores Dobarro, former vice minister of petroleum and an expert in oil legislation, told AFP.

From Barron's

Property records show that White purchased a Studio City dwelling for $1.45 million via a trust in 2017, when he was still in a relationship with his ex-wife, Addison Timlin, with whom he shares two daughters: Ezer, 7, and Dolores, 5.

From MarketWatch

He met his future wife, Dolores Diane Beecher, at a Salvation Army summer camp.

From Los Angeles Times

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta organized farmworkers in 1962.

From The Wall Street Journal

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