Three individuals have been apprehended in the case of the lithium pools,
according to the Prosecutor's Office.
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So far, three individuals have been apprehended in the investigation into
the industrial evaporation pools of Bolivian Lithium Deposits (YLB),
reported ...
big cheese, the
The boss,
an important
person; also, a self-important person. This term is a slangy Americanism dating from the late nineteenth
century, and its etymology
is disputed. Some believe it comes from the Per- sian or Urdu word chiz or cheez for “thing”; others believe it is simply a play on the English word chief. There are several synonymous usages,
among them big gun, big shot, and big wheel. The first dates from the 1830s. An
1834 citation has it, “The big guns of the nation
are there
[in Washington].” The last two
expressions both date from
the 1930s.
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