O'Higgins

[ oh-hig-inz; Spanish aw-ee-geens ]

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��·��·�� [ahm-, braw, -syaw], Marqués de Osorno, 1720?–1801, Irish soldier and administrator in South America.
his son ��·�Բ��·�� [be, r, -, nahr, -, th, aw], Liberator of Chile, 1778–1842, Chilean general and statesman.

O'Higgins

/ əʊˈhɪɡɪnz; oˈiɣins /

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O'HigginsAmbrosio?17201801MIrishMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: statesman Ambrosio (æmˈbrəʊzɪˌəʊ). ?1720–1801, Irish soldier, who became viceroy of Chile (1789–96) and of Peru (1796–1801)
O'HigginsBernardo17781842MChileanPOLITICS: revolutionaryPOLITICS: head of state his son, Bernardo (bɛrˈnarðo). 1778–1842, Chilean revolutionary. He was one of the leaders in the struggle for independence from Spain and was Chile's first president (1817–23)

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Organizers of the largest multi-sports in the continent said in a statement that the times of the race were annulled due to “a measuring problem” in Santiago’s O’Higgins Park.

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Pablo Gutiérrez, a physicist studying fluid dynamics at Chile's O'Higgins University, became interested in bouncing containers after his son showed him the viral “bottle flip” challenge: tossing a half-full plastic bottle so it flips end over end and sticks the landing.

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It was found by researchers from the University of Chile and O’Higgins University.

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Mr O'Higgins said "there was shouting and bullying", she was "battered black and blue", pushed, slapped with "an open hand to face, hit with fists, her nose was damaged and she sustained black eyes".

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“It’s not really the best time in history to be female or to be Irish,” said Eileen O’Higgins, who plays Kathleen.

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