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plaza

[plah-zuh, plaz-uh] / ˈplɑ zə, ˈplæz ə /
NOUN
central location, spot
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Price’s rendition of “De Colores” sounds and feels like you’re standing in a sun-drenched plaza.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

She now sleeps in a plaza near where he worked.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

"We're all pretty frustrated because the government is not showing what it should – a serious display of help," she says in a plaza just a block away from two collapsed buildings.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

That was more than three years ago, and since 2023, the cafeteria has been an outdoor plaza.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

It was the same girl who had abandoned Rhonda Kazembe on the plaza.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

These works reveal the evolution of Noguchi’s designs for furniture, kimonos, theatrical productions, plazas, gardens and his unrealized “Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Kenji Kumagai, 37, said he experienced Mexican hospitality firsthand when he visited Guadalajara two weeks ago and was repeatedly stopped in plazas as locals welcomed him to their country.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

The local government announced on social media that the site was "full" and suggested fans go to other plazas.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

She declared that Wednesday would be a holiday for everyone except essential workers, “so our youth can go out to the streets, the plazas, the parks and ballfields to celebrate.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

Their material cultures were simpler, too—no writing, no stone plazas, no massive temples—though Plains groups did leave behind about fifty rings of rock that are reminiscent of Stonehenge.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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