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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

"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

One day, Manzo and a friend, Esteban Constantino Magaña, set up a table in Uruapan’s central plaza and asked townspeople about their problems.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Silva, a housewife, rests on a bench in the plaza, a few meters from a military checkpoint.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

On Saturdays, they would walk through the plaza with Beto, buy him paper cones of mango and papaya sprinkled with chili powder.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Now, families and fitness buffs fill up well-lit public plazas at night.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

On one of the city’s tree-lined plazas, Lia Mashaka runs a business helping Americans move to the Mediterranean city, from navigating visas to finding a pediatrician.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

As news of his seizure rippled out, exiled Venezuelans waved flags and celebrated in plazas from Madrid to Santiago.

From Barron's Jan. 4, 2026

They’re the most elaborate ones I’ve done yet: divided thoroughfares, alleys, cul de sacs, tunnels, toll plazas, and traffic circles.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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