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Word: noriego (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1946-1946
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Usage:

Peter W. R. Mitchell, a smart British banknote salesman, coolly turned the misunderstanding to his own account. He offered to print a colorful series of Guatemalan currency featuring a map of British Honduras. Gasped Banker Manuel Noriego Morales, "Will your Government permit you to print it?" "We are a free country," replied Mitchell smoothly, "and my company is not interested in politics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latin America: British Interests | 7/29/1946 | See Source »

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