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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 runs another pulp mill, Fray Bentos, in south-west Uruguay.

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

Fray Bentos storefronts, meanwhile, are covered with signs offering specials in a bid to attract customers.

From Seattle Times Jul. 14, 2023

Abelardo Alzaibar owns a pharmacy in Fray Bentos and said that even with the incentives, the price disparity is creating "tremendous" issues for the survival of local businesses.

From Reuters Jul. 13, 2023

I'll send my carpenter to you as soon as we get back to the ship; or, better still, we'll tow you down to the Fray Bentos.

From Yorke The Adventurer by Louis Becke

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