Concepción
Americannoun
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a city in central Chile, near the mouth of the Bío-Bío River.
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a city in central Paraguay, on the Paraguay River.
noun
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Researchers from the University of Concepción in Chile, working with colleagues at the University of Maryland, uncovered a previously unknown signaling pathway in the hypothalamus, the brain region that controls hunger and fullness.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
The bulk of the evacuations were carried out in the cities of Penco and Lirquen, just north of Concepción, which have a combined population of 60,000.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
Now, Alex and his 8-year-old brother run next to walls where the government has painted over the gang graffiti, so María Concepción Ventura sees benefits to the crackdown.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Concepción de León is a writer and book editor based in New York.
From New York Times • May 25, 2023
Further, there were divisions between the patriots of Santiago and those of Concepción, and bitter jealousies between the leaders, the chief of whom were Juan Martinez de Rozas, José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O’Higgins.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
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