canasta
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At Camp Lokanda in New York’s Catskill Mountains, professional canasta instructor Lisa Youngelson, also the camp’s activities director, taught the card game to the female counselors in training, a group of rising high-school seniors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Nursing a canasta defeat nearby, Jacque Deuser, 67, said the way Mr. Biden sometimes walked reminded her of her late husband, who had dementia.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
Four patrol cars are stationed near the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and South Boyle Avenue in Boyle Heights — near the site where a street vendor plies tacos de canasta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Once, Messersmith and his roommate, catcher John Olerud, rallied to beat teammates Jim Coates and Marty Pattin in a tense game of canasta.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2022
At the next canasta gathering, Mami’s friends all count off the families they know that have left the country.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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