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  • proper noun A 2006 storm, first hurricane of the season.

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Examples

  • Well, thought I, this Captain Ernesto Becucci has shown himself to be such an undependable person, that, while I don't mind rewarding him for his composition, I fear me if I do I never shall lay eyes on those leopard skins.

    NOTHING THAT EVER CAME TO ANYTHING 2010

  • And here, like one of George Moore's realistic studies, ends this intercourse with Captain Ernesto Becucci.

    NOTHING THAT EVER CAME TO ANYTHING 2010

  • Further, I learned that the skins were the property of one Captain Ernesto Becucci.

    NOTHING THAT EVER CAME TO ANYTHING 2010

  • As head policeman, Ernesto is in charge of the machinery of justice, including the uniformed police, the "special" police, the motorized police, the policia preventiva (prison guards), the prison system, the judicial police, and others.

    A conscientious civil servant 2000

  • Ernesto is a connoisseur of contemporary Oaxacan art, and deals in fine oils and watercolors while maintaining an impressive personal collection, some of which decorate his temporary home in Oaxaca.

    A conscientious civil servant 2000

  • Ernesto is a Mexican of average size, about 55 years of age if his white hair is any indication.

    A conscientious civil servant 2000

  • Well, thought I, this Captain Ernesto Becucci has shown himself to be such an undependable person, that, while I don't mind rewarding him for his composition, I fear me if I do I never shall lay eyes on those leopard skins.

    Nothing That Ever Came to Anything 1917

  • And here, like one of George Moore's realistic studies, ends this intercourse with Captain Ernesto Becucci.

    Nothing That Ever Came to Anything 1917

  • Further, I learned that the skins were the property of one Captain Ernesto Becucci.

    Nothing That Ever Came to Anything 1917

  • It’s looking more like Ernesto is nothing to worry abou [...]

    2006 August | Evil Genius Chronicles 2006

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