cilia

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Maduro, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for almost three months after American commandos snatched the pair from their compound in Caracas in early January.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

On Jan. 3, the military forces he commanded folded quickly as American commandos swooped in on helicopters and seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It began in earnest on Jan. 3 when the U.S. military attacked Venezuela and abducted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Cilia are tiny hair like structures that help move mucus and trapped particles out of the lungs.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

He walked ahead and Cilia drove the horse.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes