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Lourdes

[ loord, loordz; French loord ]

noun

  1. a city in SW France: Roman Catholic shrine famed for miraculous cures.


Lourdes

/ lurd /

noun

  1. a town in SW France: a leading place of pilgrimage for Roman Catholics after a peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, had visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858. Pop: 15 203 (1999)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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“It is really important for us to create housing opportunities and open up access to neighborhoods that are stable,” housing authority Chief Executive Lourdes Castro Ramirez said.

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This documentary film by Oscar-nominated director Lourdes Portillo uses news coverage, interviews, home videos and concert footage to discuss the legacy of Selena in the years since her death.

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Believers by the thousands used to come to the Altadena shrine on pilgrimages, and water was brought from Lourdes to replenish its pool.

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“We are trying to ensure that we are doing everything possible to avoid that from taking place,” housing authority Chief Executive Lourdes Castro Ramirez said.

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The 23-year-old American, who is ranked 35th having returned from a nine-month mental health break in 2023, beat Argentina's Maria Lourdes Carle 6-2 6-3 to set up Thursday's match.

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