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peon

[pee-uhn, pee-on] / ˈpi ən, ˈpi ɒn /


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Del Peon said AMResorts chose not to invest in Puerto Rico four to five years ago after seeing weak potential for returns on investment because of the high costs and middling room rates.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2015

Workers at all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic run by AMResorts are paid less than $60 a week, according to Gonzalo Del Peon, the company's president.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2015

The Princess & the Peon by Eliza Shapiro What pushed a Kenyan servant to flag down a commuter bus to flee the wife of King...

From Newsweek • Jul. 12, 2013

And I think life is private property,'' says Dr. Carlos Peon Fernandez.

From Time Magazine Archive

Juan Peon Contreras, Director of the Museo Yucateco, and after an absence of a month, returned, bringing the statue concealed there by Dr. Le Plongeon, in triumph to Mérida.

From The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries by Salisbury, Stephen




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