perfecto
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And in May 2025 Trump sounded more than a little envious of his Arab hosts as he praised the marble of Qatar's royal palace as "perfecto" and marvelled at Saudi Arabia's architecture.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
With the score 0-0, an error put the Braves’ leadoff man on base, ending the perfecto, and Hank Aaron was intentionally walked with one out.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
Fischer, with a will to win perhaps unmatched in the history of the game, fashioned some of the most improbable win streaks ever, including the only 11-0 perfecto in the 1963-64 U.S. national championship.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
Hernandez is the only active pitcher to throw a perfecto, with the others who did it in 2012, Philip Humber and Matt Cain, now retired.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2018
I told R. that if I never saw his face or his silly brother’s again, it was perfecto with me!
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Biker boys and girls wore leather perfectos, pants, skirts and a bustier dress all trimmed in gold hardware.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2018
The Mariners were familiar themselves with perfectos, having been victimized on April 21 of the same year by the unlikeliest of foes — journeyman Philip Humber of the White Sox.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2017
Reading like a Lanvin fashion encyclopedia, the theme switched to a leather-infused take on sportswear jackets with a dazzling array of reworked parkas, perfectos and bombers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2012
It’s the first time in the modern era that there were a pair of perfectos in the same season — Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez threw a no-hitter, too, in April.
From Newsweek ● May 30, 2010
While he's burnin' a couple of black perfectos out on the smoke reservation, I roams around the Restorium.
From Torchy by George Brehm
