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Linares

American  
[lee-nah-res] / liˈnɑ rɛs /

noun

  1. a city in S Spain.


Linares British  
/ liˈnares /

noun

  1. a city in S Spain: site of Scipio Africanus' defeat of the Carthaginians (208 bc ); lead mines. Pop: 58 257 (2003 est)

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At the 1994 tournament in Linares, Spain, Mr. Kasparov—as the camera later showed—made a blundering move, let go of the piece, changed his mind and moved it back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“I was taking the learning I did when I was 19 and thinking, how do I bring this approach to parents who are in extremely difficult circumstances?” said Linares.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Linares, a three-division world champion, dropped Morales in the third and fourth rounds, and Morales couldn’t beat the count after the second knockdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

Panama should not be "sold for a few cents," said protester Adriana Linares.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2023

These words were accompanied with a look at Linares.

From Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' by Rizal, José