bolson

Related to bolson: xylophilous

bol·son

(bōl-sōn′)

n. Chiefly Southwestern US

A flat arid valley surrounded by mountains and draining into a shallow central lake.

[American Spanish bolsón, augmentative of Spanish bolsa, purse, pouch, from Late Latin bursa; see bursa.]

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bolson

(bəʊlˈsəʊn)

(Physical Geography) Southwestern US a desert valley surrounded by mountains, with a shallow lake at the centre

[C19: from American Spanish bolsón, from Spanish bolsa purse, from Late Latin bursa bag; see purse]

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Titanium microplates for treatment of tibiotarsus fractures in pigeons/ Microplacas de titanio em fraturas de tibiotarso em pombos domesticos

However, I noticed that leading the change in the US fell on Treasury Secretary Henry Bolson and his first advisor Neel Kahshlai, both appointed in the government after working at Goldman Sachs, which was under accusation along with the other banks.

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