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Alcántara

British  
/ ælˈkæntɑːrə /

noun

  1. a town in W Spain: a Roman bridge spans the River Tagus. Pop: 1739 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The cases of Otero Alcántara and fellow SIM member Maykel Castillo, known as "Osorbo", who is serving an eight-year prison sentence, have been a recurring source of diplomatic tension between Washington and Havana.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

In fact, our squad—Nicole Nguyen, Joanna Stern, Ann-Marie Alcántara, Christopher Mims and Wilson Rothman—bought or will be buying many of these picks with our own money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcántara, the 2022 National League Cy Young Award winner, underwent elbow reconstruction last season.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

Torres Alcántara spreads one of the baby bat’s wings on a rubber mat as a Ph.D. student, Mónica Izquierdo Suzán, punches out a snippet of skin for DNA analysis.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023

Pizarro, his half-brother Martinez de Alcántara, and a tried officer named Francisco de Chaves had to bear the brunt alone.

From The Spanish Pioneers by Charles F. Lummis

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