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Avilés

American  
[ah-vuh-leys, ah-vee-les] / ˌɑ vəˈleɪs, ˌɑ viˈlɛs /

noun

  1. a port in Asturias, NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.


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“This is highly problematic and deeply troubling,” said City Council member Alexa Avilés, who has sponsored police reform legislation.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

“You’ll hear our voices, and you’ll see us dance,” the choreographer Arthur Avilés said on Thursday.

From New York Times • May 27, 2024

Emmet Teran, a spokesperson for Avilés, told the AP that groups represented at the conference invited immigrants that they work with to attend, though other early arrivals were also allowed beyond security barriers.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Images of the construction of the building on Avenue del General Avilés, retrieved from Google Maps in 2008, suggest the cladding panels used were made by the Spanish multinational Alucoil.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

Menéndez de Avilés, and the expulsion of the French.—Philip decided now to eject the French and colonize Florida, and entrusted the task to Menéndez de Avilés, a great naval officer.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

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