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plaza

[plah-zuh, plaz-uh] / ˈplɑ zə, ˈplæz ə /
NOUN
central location, spot
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Silva, a housewife, rests on a bench in the plaza, a few meters from a military checkpoint.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Visitors entering the complex arrive at an open plaza where they can choose to walk down to the existing museum, or explore the above-ground pavilions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

“Just to be in the plaza itself and have a statue, that’s the incredible part for me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

They sang gospel, religious, and protest songs from the civil rights movement together, their voices carrying across the plaza.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

It had been two days since they’d seen those kids take the book, and Barry and Clyde were still hanging around the plaza across from the Ferry Building.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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