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plaza

[plah-zuh, plaz-uh] / ˈplɑ zə, ˈplæz ə /
NOUN
central location, spot
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But at the southwest corner of the square, you might think the plaza is called “le owro squ,” because of all the missing letters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 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

The trove of fossils found during the museum’s expansion gets a fitting tribute in a 75,000 square-meter swath of concrete on the plaza scored with ropelike patterns, paw prints and serpent-like shapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

Magdalys yelled, almost sliding right out of the saddle and into the middle of the plaza.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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