Cortese

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian.

    "Cortese is asking the auditor to evaluate the process the MTC used to determine that the toll hike was necessary and to check the effectiveness of an MTC risk management policy aimed at avoiding cost overruns."

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wine

Example

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"These days, the taffy costs a dollar a strip—20 times as much as it did in Sam Cortese’s day—and the candy is now also made in a little factory in town that ships it to taffy-lovers around the world."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Cortese.

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