pesos

Example Sentences

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Treasury, at the direction of Secretary Scott Bessent, a former hedge-fund manager, bought pesos to support Argentine President Javier Milei ahead of a crucial legislative election last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

With diesel prices high, the cost of using the rice dryer could go up from 120 pesos a bag to 200 pesos a bag, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

She served in that position for two years, and the alleged misuse of millions of pesos in public funds is linked to that time.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Al de Ocampo said his daily earnings had been halved from 1,000 to just 500 pesos in recent weeks.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Pilar Ternera had paid her fifty pesos, half of her life savings, to do what she was doing.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez