virgin

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To help Juan Diego, who was later named a saint, prove his story, the virgin is said to have imprinted her image on his cloak.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Significantly, Mexico’s virgin has brown skin, a detail not lost on the Indigenous population, today or centuries ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

A drizzle of fine, fruity arbequina extra virgin olive oil from Córdoba.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

Plus, a handful of emerging start-ups such as Boston Metal say they can go one better and use electricity for the iron-making process, a crucial step in making brand new, or virgin, steel.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

He was a shamanic outsider who was born to a virgin girl in a village far to the north.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann