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plaza

[plah-zuh, plaz-uh] / ˈplɑ zə, ˈplæz ə /
NOUN
central location, spot
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Not long after, after townsfolk thwarted an attempted kidnapping of a local grower, hundreds of people gathered in the sun-bleached central plaza and drafted a communique.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

The address then shifted to a box in a suburban Atlanta shopping plaza, but other customers’ mail was returned.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Price’s rendition of “De Colores” sounds and feels like you’re standing in a sun-drenched plaza.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

The plaza leading to the entrance used by Jewish visitors is clean and orderly and, until recently, included a restaurant called the "Settlers' Cafe".

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

She turned onto the main stretch of road and walked to the northwest, away from the river, with the central plaza spread out on her left.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Camps for families left homeless have sprung up in stadiums, plazas and on sidewalks.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 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

All is organized rather classically, with human-scaled plazas and passages punctuated by quirky campaniles.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

The vision emerging now, Nabholz says, is an office laid out more like a city of neighborhoods centered on plazas.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

Mami’s mother had been one of fifteen children, and Mami had endless aunts, uncles, and cousins in the barrios that stretched like tentacles from the wide avenues and shady plazas.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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