matador
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His name is Mikel Merino, and he’s fast turning into Spain’s World Cup matador.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The author’s there, the affable Fernando González Viñas, flanked by a matador and his entourage.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
This relentless bull market may finally have found its matador.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
We will see a Charlo that will attempt to use his speed, and move in and out and try to keep Álvarez at distance — a matador trying to keep the Mexican bull at bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
Akhlys turned and attacked, but Annabeth dodged again, like a matador.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
On its face, “Sterling Karat Gold” is the story of Sterling, a nonbinary performance artist who is assaulted by matadors on the streets of London and then accosted by a time traveler from the future.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
One afternoon, when Manolete is around 11, he’s wandering past the bullfighting arena in Córdoba at the exact moment when matadors from all over Spain are filing in for an event.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2022
Wagon-wheel chandelier, cereal boxes, dirty dishes, green shag carpet, orange vinyl couch patched with duct tape, two sad-looking boys dressed as matadors staring from a painting on the wall.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 29, 2018
There are many matadors, picadors, minotaurs, bulls and horses in a new show exploring Picasso and the importance of bullfighting – but also a glimpse of his terrible treatment of women.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 26, 2017
Of course, it was Mrs. Clarke they were imitating, for how would the children know anything about bullfights and matadors?
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
