fiesta
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He said he called Leicester manager and fellow countryman Claudio Ranieri, and offered to sing in the "big fiesta".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Ten men suffered injuries Tuesday during the eighth and final bull run of Spain's famed San Fermin festival, bringing to 57 the total number of daredevils injured during this year's fiesta.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
After Mexico’s stunning 2-0 win over Ecuador on Tuesday—its first in a World Cup elimination match in 40 years—more than one million people took to the capital’s streets for an all-night fiesta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
It alludes to Filipino woven bilao — the big, circular ones with all sorts of fiesta food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
That was the only breakfast he had ever known outside of feast days and one incredible fiesta on cookies that had nearly killed him.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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Shops remained closed, bread was in short supply and Ceuta's annual fiestas have been cancelled as Spain's North African enclave struggled to cope after thousands of migrants poured in from neighbouring Morocco.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Every barangay had specialty cooks who were called upon during happy occasions like fiestas and weddings. It’s just a matter of harnessing this cultural tradition.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Valencia regional government Deputy President Aitana Mas has left the door open to debate whether to prohibit these kinds of fiestas, saying that the current legislation is “not enough.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
Villages and towns across Spain hold the fiestas but they were prohibited last year as the country brought in tough health restrictions.
From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2021
"Does this happen every night at your fiestas?"
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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