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plaza

[plah-zuh, plaz-uh] / ˈplɑ zə, ˈplæz ə /
NOUN
central location, spot
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They sang gospel, religious, and protest songs from the civil rights movement together, their voices carrying across the plaza.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Guthrie choked up as she entered the plaza to cheers during the program’s second hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

At their point of contact, a large triangular slice of the addition is cut away, exposing the sides of the boxes and creating a street-level plaza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The justices don’t care what you’re doing out there on the plaza; they are just brains in a vat.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

People were running through the plaza now, dark figures bolting out of the alleyways, some mounted on clumsy, staggering knuckleskulls.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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