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: a member of a Nahuatl-speaking people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519
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: a member of any people under Aztec influence
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: nahuatl
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Aphrodisiacs of the Aztec and Inca Aztec and Inca societies used a huge number of aphrodisiacs, from peanuts to hallucinogenic mushrooms to insect larvae.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
The artist — who actually has a high success rate with proposals — submitted an outdoor painting that depicted the city of Denver but in a circular shape inspired by the Aztec calendar.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 24 June 2024
Allen David Heyl, B.Sc., CPG., VP Exploration of Aztec, is the Qualified Person under NI43-101, supervised the Tombstone exploration programs.
—Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
The Edge didn’t do as well as either phone on the GFXBench Aztec Ruins GPU test.
—PCMAG, 20 June 2024
The only Aztec in double-figure scoring, LeDee has upped his production from 7.9 points in 18.1 minutes per game last year to 21.5 points in 32.7 minutes this season, while also leading the team in rebounds (8.4).
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2024
Ash Nudd, former park ranger and current hiking concierge at the Wyndham property, The Moab Resort, says that Mesa Arch and Aztec Butte in Island in the Sky, and Druid Arch in The Needles, are among her favorites.
—Alicia Erickson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Jan. 2023
Future Aztec throws 100 pitches as Torrey Pines wins 3-0 in ‘if-necessary’ game for spot in Open Division championship game
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Peyton Rodgers has been outstanding all season.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
The Ecological Basis for Aztec Sacrifice World History Encyclopedia.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2024
JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
The artist — who actually has a high success rate with proposals — submitted an outdoor painting that depicted the city of Denver but in a circular shape inspired by the Aztec calendar.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 24 June 2024
Allen David Heyl, B.Sc., CPG., VP Exploration of Aztec, is the Qualified Person under NI43-101, supervised the Tombstone exploration programs.
—Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
The Edge didn’t do as well as either phone on the GFXBench Aztec Ruins GPU test.
—PCMAG, 20 June 2024
The only Aztec in double-figure scoring, LeDee has upped his production from 7.9 points in 18.1 minutes per game last year to 21.5 points in 32.7 minutes this season, while also leading the team in rebounds (8.4).
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2024
Ash Nudd, former park ranger and current hiking concierge at the Wyndham property, The Moab Resort, says that Mesa Arch and Aztec Butte in Island in the Sky, and Druid Arch in The Needles, are among her favorites.
—Alicia Erickson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Jan. 2023
Future Aztec throws 100 pitches as Torrey Pines wins 3-0 in ‘if-necessary’ game for spot in Open Division championship game
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Peyton Rodgers has been outstanding all season.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
The Ecological Basis for Aztec Sacrifice World History Encyclopedia.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2024
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“Aztec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aztec. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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Aztec
noun
Az·tec
ˈaz-ˌtek 
: a member of an Indigenous people that ruled a large empire in Mexico in the 15th-16th centuries
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