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boa

[boh-uh] / ˈboʊ ə /


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It said the majority of shigella cases were among people who had been to the Santa Maria and Boa Vista areas.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

That experience was more than assuaged by Cortés and by the presence of magnificent trans actress Paula Dinamarca, who portrays the clan’s seen-it-all matriarch, Madame Boa.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Boa constrictors and pythons are “strikers,” he notes.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 4, 2024

Tourists from Europe usually head to Sal and Boa Vista, where resorts partition white-sand beaches; adventurous visitors climb the active volcano on Fogo or celebrate Carnival on São Vicente.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2024

Boa constrictors, Komodo dragons, croc­odiles, piranhas, ostriches, wolves, lynx, wallabies, manatees, porcupines, orangutans, wild boar—that’s the sort of rainfall you could expect on your umbrella.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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