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Fray Bentos

British  
/ ˌfreɪ ˈbɛntɒs /

noun

  1. a port in W Uruguay, on the River Uruguay: noted for meat-packing. Pop: 23 122 (2004 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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UPM adds that the emissions of its Fray Bentos facility follow the European Commission's "best available techniques" standards.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

Her doctorate degree considered whether effluent from the Fray Bentos mill affected the hormones of fish in the adjacent Uruguay River.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

Nedor, 70, said several small businesses have closed in Fray Bentos and the big ones have laid off staff.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

She works in the town of Fray Bentos, separated by the River Uruguay from the Argentine city of Gualeguaychu, which is easily accessible by bridge.

From Reuters • Jul. 13, 2023

Fray Bentos, a town near Montevideo, boasts of the largest establishment in the world for the preparation of beef extract.

From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by Nichols, James T. (James Thomas)

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