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  • ` ` A Torero is a bullfighter for everyone who didn't know, '' Brown said.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • Re: recently translated Latin American fiction, I can recommend "Matador" by Pedro Lemebel (original title Torero tengo Miedo).

    La Profesora Abstraida 2005

  • Retrospective programs are devoted to the overlooked documentary maker (and Buñuel associate) Carlos Velo ( "Moroccan Romance," "Torero") and the actor José Luis López Vázquez (with his signature performance in Carlos Saura's 1974 "Cousin Angelica").

    NYT > Home Page 2009

  • "We have seen very little concrete investment in serious long-term infrastructure in developing countries" since 2008, says Maximo Torero, an analyst at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington.

    Food prices rise as Asia projects lag Patrick Barta 2010

  • Critics scorned the bullfight, but praised the fallen matador in the foreground, so Manet later sliced the painting in half, leaving only the splendid "The Dead Torero" in a narrow horizontal format.

    Still Turning Black to Light Judy Fayard 2011

  • He even ignored the appropriate comment of Torero, which was typical of the bird in moments like this.

    Good Night, Mrs. Calabash 2010

  • Pucky grasped him with both hands and Torero let out a series of scornful shrieks which ended in a discord.

    Good Night, Mrs. Calabash 2010

  • But before he reached the door, Torero gave out a screech and fluttered off of his shoulder.

    Good Night, Mrs. Calabash 2010

  • "It shows how much the grain markets have become linked to the financial markets," Torero said.

    Russia bans grain exports because of fire and drought, sending prices soaring 2010

  • Russian wheat makes up about 11 percent of global exports, but as of June there was an "abundance" of wheat inventories elsewhere that was more than enough to make up for the shortfall, Torero said.

    Russia bans grain exports because of fire and drought, sending prices soaring 2010

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