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Motril

American  
[maw-treel] / mɔˈtril /

noun

  1. a town in S Spain: resort center.


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In support of Rubiales, his mother Angeles Bejar began a hunger strike in a church in their hometown of Motril on Aug. 28 to denounce "the inhumane and bloody hunt" against her son.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

His mother is holed up in a church in the family's hometown of Motril and has started a hunger strike in support of her son.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

His mother, Angeles Bejar, has now locked herself in a church in Motril.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

Speaking outside the church in the southern town of Motril, Rubiales’ cousin, Vanessa Ruiz, joined his mother in calling on the player, Jenni Hermoso, to “tell the truth.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Presently two of them halted within five paces of them and began to talk, saying that the swine must still be hidden in the yard, or perhaps had doubled back for Motril.

From Fair Margaret by Haggard, Henry Rider