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- proper noun A
surname . An Anglicisation of aSpanish habitational surname from Riós inGalicia
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Examples
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Michel noted that Travis County already recognizes what she calls Rios'ownership interest in the property, and agreed not to collect back property taxes until after Rios dies --- if he ends up with the title.
KVUE - Home 2010
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Rios is big enough to eat babies alive, yet morphs into Kelly Slater in the heat of battle.
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Playing time should suffer now that Alex Rios is healthy.
USATODAY.com - Pitchers no longer need to fear Coors Field 2006
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As the tape of his sister's voice played, several distinct clusters of neurons in Rios's brain had fired in a manner virtually identical to that of a healthy subject.
Boing Boing: September 28, 2003 - October 4, 2003 Archives 2003
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Former world No. 1 Marcelo Rios is in the same quarter of the draw as Hewitt.
USATODAY.com - American men pack toughest quarter of the draw 2002
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Armando Rios is back and Adrian Brown could be soon
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The Pirates acquired Rios from the Giants last July 30 and installed him in right.
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Pittsburgh outfielder Armando Rios is batting .257 with no home runs and nine RBI and is on the disabled list.
USATODAY.com 2002
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After winning a career-high seven titles in eight finals in 1998, Rios is having a down year, despite capturing a pair of crowns during the clay-court season; a back injury forced him to miss the Australian Open and the early hard-court season; skipped Wimbledon before injuries struck again, forcing the withdrawal from consecutive tournaments in Los Angeles, Montreal, and Cincinnati with tendinitis in his groin and hip; last-ditch effort the week before the U.S.
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Rios is only the fourth Puerto Rican in the first round since 1989.
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