quinta

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Cerca de una quinta parte de los inmigrantes mexicanos dijeron que querían volver a México.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Se estima que la delta representa más del 90% de los casos nuevos y está impulsando una quinta ola de enfermedades.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2021

The strongest of them are called essential oils, after the medieval alchemist’s notion of quinta essentia, a fifth essence of heavenly origin — a life force — to be extracted from terrestrial materials.

From New York Times • May 10, 2021

“Vinho verde is a growing segment,” being less alcoholic and a better fit with light foods, said Smith, whose other quinta, Covela, makes two kinds.

From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2014

Here and there came a bare patch, completely cleared by the locusts, who had also stripped many of the fine timber trees in the garden of the quinta.

From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Brassey, Annie