Alicante
Americannoun
noun
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"We found that the reality of the object is completely different from what it was previously described as," says astronomer Toni Santana-Ros of the University of Alicante, Spain, who led the Nature Communications study.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025
Spain's weather agency on Thursday issued its highest alert for heavy rains in Alicante in the eastern region of Valencia, where deadly floods struck last year, warning of "extraordinary danger".
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
Born in Alicante, one of 10 children, he worked summers picking melons and watermelons to be able to afford a bicycle.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025
On Wednesday, Tutu Alicante, a US-based human rights activist from Equatorial Guinea, told US state broadcaster VOA that the alleged military presence in the country could undermine US geopolitical interests.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024
They had been off Alicante about a week when a ship flying the American flag anchored near them—the Ember, from Salem, Captain Gorman commanding.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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