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In late July 1968, a series of innocent-looking brawls between rival street gangs and so-called porro student groups sparked an unprecedented popular movement for government reform—a movement that was ultimately defeated by the government with fatal force.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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In late July 1968, a series of innocent-looking brawls between rival street gangs and so-called porro student groups sparked an unprecedented popular movement for government reform—a movement that was ultimately defeated by the government with fatal force.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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In late July 1968, a series of innocent-looking brawls between rival street gangs and so-called porro student groups sparked an unprecedented popular movement for government reform—a movement that was ultimately defeated by the government with fatal force.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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Then the suspected "porro" went through that door that they tried to break open.
Page 2 2006
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I think the significant part is that the protestors had spotted a "porro," and that's when they started yelling, "Vamanos!"
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The argument implies that Mary was thus the counterpart or balance of Eve.] [4618] The text reads "porro," which makes no sense; so that Harvey looks upon it as a corruption of the reading "per Horum."
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001
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Otherwise, the vendors who have tables of several varieties of veggies (cebolla, calabacita, tomate, jitomate, chícharo, porro, etc) buy them wholesale at the abastos and bring them to market at a small markup.
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Otherwise, the vendors who have tables of several varieties of veggies (cebolla, calabacita, tomate, jitomate, chícharo, porro, etc) buy them wholesale at the abastos and bring them to market at a small markup.
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Being an eyeglass wearer ... should I go with porro prism or roof prism binocs?
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Back in the day when roof prisms were so expensive as to be out of reach by most hunters, the porro prism was OK.
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