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Plazas and streets carry their names; in some cases, busts and monuments have been erected in their honor.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023

On Sunday, David Plazas, the opinion and engagement director at the Tennessean and the USA Today newsrooms in Tennessee, had started a furlough, like many of his colleagues, because of the coronavirus economic slowdown.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2020

Then, instead of heading to the Tennessean, Plazas drives from his home, which he describes as in “a gentrified neighborhood,” to Buena Vista Elementary School, “less than half a mile away but worlds away.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2020

New Elevators and Bridges: Elevators are currently under construction in the Right and Left Field Plazas to help move fans easily to and from this new Centerfield Plaza.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2019

The Plazas and Calles of the mainland of Spain have been parted with.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus