Plata

British

/ ˈplata /

noun

Also known as: La Plata. English name: River Plate. an estuary on the SE coast of South America, between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers. Length: 275 km (171 miles). Width: (at its mouth) 225 km (140 miles)

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But at Friday's hearing in Mar del Plata, all criminal proceedings were suspended against the couple.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

A week after President Trump signed the peace deal with Iran, Plata Carrier started sailing from waters off the U.A.E. inside the Gulf toward Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The ARA San Juan went missing a week after it set off from Ushuaia on Argentina's southern tip and was returning to its home port at the Mar del Plata naval base.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

"This is a pivotal point," said lead author Valentina Crespi of the Institute of Astrophysics La Plata.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2026

Bobby thought he’d easily walk through the Mar Del Plata tournament until he learned that David Bronstein and Fridrik Olafsson were also going to play, in addition to the twenty-three-year-old grandmaster from Leningrad, Boris Spassky.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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