Agrigento
Americannoun
noun
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Eventually, the prosecutor in the Sicilian city of Agrigento, Luigi Patronaggio, ordered the vessel to be preventatively seized after inspecting it and noting the "difficult situation on board".
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024
“Our aim is to transfer them as fast as possible,” said Filippo Romano, the prefect of Agrigento, the province in Sicily which includes Lampedusa.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023
Greek forces from Himera and the neighboring colonies of Agrigento and Syracuse battled their great rivals, the Carthaginians, who hailed from the African coast of the Mediterranean.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 2, 2022
Ravanusa is a town of about 11,000 people near the southwestern Sicilian city of Agrigento, which is famous for its Greek temples.
From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2021
These grillo grapes are grown organically on a steep slope in the Agrigento region of southern Italy.
From New York Times • May 21, 2020
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