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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)

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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

Then again, carrying a heavy workload like Alcántara comes with risks.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 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

Alcántara spent 2022 with the Dominican Summer League Cubs and has not played this season.

From Washington Times • May 25, 2023

Thus attended we slid down the steep hill which twisted past the old fortifications of Toledo, and brought us out at last upon the Puente de Alcántara, that most wonderful bridge of all the world.

From The Car of Destiny by Both, Armand