Conchos
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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After the thirtieth consecutive month without rain, the townsfolk of San Francisco de Conchos in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua gather to plead for divine intervention.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025
The Miguel Agustin Pro Human Rights Center published a letter from families of the miners killed in the Pasta de Conchos disaster, saying that coal mines in the area routinely violated safety codes.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2021
Things are better below the Conchos, but that may change: Mexico, which controls the Conchos upstream, is planning to impound more of its water.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2018
The Pasta de Conchos accident deepened the mistrust between Grupo Mexico and organized labor in the country and unions have pushed for improved safety regulations at Mexican mines.
From Reuters • May 3, 2011
El Paso missions were extended in 1683 to the La Junta district, as the junction of the Conchos and Rio Grande was called.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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